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Committee hears marina report showing higher seasonal activity; auditors to finalize FY24–25 numbers in February
Summary
Committee members reviewed a 37-page marina metrics report comparing this year to last, heard that transient-traffic months generally outperformed 2024, and were told preliminary fiscal-year 2024–25 numbers look positive pending a February audit.
Harvard Advisory Committee members reviewed a staff-compiled 37-page report comparing marina activity in 2024 and 2025 and discussed operations and preliminary finances for fiscal-year 2024–25.
Speaker 3, who prepared the report, said it covers harbor occupancy, transient nights, fuel and permit sales and other income sources and offered to circulate the file to the full committee. "I do have 37 page PDF, that goes through and compares last year to this year on a month to month basis," Speaker 3 said. The speaker added several months this year "we did much better this year than we did last."
On seasonal traffic, Speaker 3 said the marina recorded substantially more transient traffic than the previous year, reporting "about I think it was 19,000 in transient traffic last year, and this year, we did just under 30," language that committee members treated as an approximate, speaker-reported figure. Committee members asked for the full report to be emailed so all could review the month-to-month breakdown.
On finances, Speaker 3 said winter-storage bills were mailed and preliminary fiscal-year 24–25 numbers "are looking pretty good," but the committee was told final audited figures will not be available until February. "So far, the auditors haven't really had too many questions or problems with where the Marina budget is," Speaker 3 said.
Members also discussed operational details tied to capacity: there are about eight people on the waitlist for slips, and staff expect to reassign slips next season as some groups (including a NOAA-associated group) change their slip usage. The committee agreed to circulate the 37-page comparison to the full membership for closer review.
The committee took no formal policy action on the basis of the report; members asked staff to distribute the report and return with final audited numbers in February.
