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Residents press planning commission over expanded Foxland Harbor marina plan; applicant asks for clarifications
Summary
Residents of Foxland Harbor and neighboring communities told the Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission on Oct. 26 they oppose an amended marina plan that residents say has grown from an originally advertised 50–75 boat-slip marina to a proposal with more than 400 slips, a dry dock, restaurant and fueling facilities.
Residents of Foxland Harbor and neighboring Fairview and Douglas Bend told the Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission during a work session that an amended plan for the Fox and Harbor marina has grown far beyond what they were promised and would harm lake recreation, shoreline character and local traffic.
Deborah Macgard told the commission that the marina now being proposed is “very different” from the plan shown to homeowners in 2007. “The original plan was for a much smaller marina with fewer than 75 boat slips,” she said, and the present proposal includes “400 plus boat slips, a large dry dock, a restaurant, a store, and a fueling station.”
Why it matters: Public commentators said the change in scale and the addition of industrial-style dry storage will bring more boat traffic,…
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