Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Fall River committee reviews 2017 purchase, access and upkeep of Battleship Cove docks
Summary
Committee members and yacht-club representatives reviewed a 2017 invoice showing the city paid $2,000 for floating docks at Battleship Cove, debated locked-gate access and maintenance responsibility, and agreed to reconvene with the harbor master to develop a plan to increase safe public access and transient use.
At a meeting of the Fall River Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, city staff and representatives of the Battleship Cove Yacht Club debated who owns and manages several dinghy docks and moorings at Battleship Cove and how to make the waterfront more accessible to visitors.
Attorney Akins, speaking for city administration, said the paperwork before the committee shows the Battleship Cove Yacht Club sold floating docks and attached structures to the city in February 2017 for $2,000. "You see the invoice there," Akins said, adding the purchase was intended to convert the facility to a town dock with transient tie-ups and seasonal moorings. Akins said the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) had agreed to allow residents access across its property so the city could operate the facility as a town dock open to the public.
Tracy McElroy, representing the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
