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State fishing access project at Old Boston Turnpike delayed for local posting and public comment
Summary
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game representatives presented a redevelopment of a boat-launch parking area and an accessible seasonal floating pier at Old Boston Turnpike; the commission agreed to continue the hearing so the public can be given proper notice, while the agency flagged chapter 91 permitting and a tight funding window tied to bond allocations.
Representatives from the state’s fishing-and-boating access program presented a redevelopment proposal for Commonwealth property at Old Boston Turnpike that would repave and regrade the parking and driveway, reduce the paved footprint by about 11%, improve stormwater controls and add an accessible seasonal floating fishing pier.
Terry Smith, acting director for the Office of Fishing and Boating Access, told the commission the project is a full‑depth reclamation and regrading job that will also create accessible parking and a wheelchair‑accessible route to the boat ramp and proposed T‑shaped floating pier.…
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