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Vinalhaven board approves application to seek up to $2 million for downtown parking and waterfront work
Summary
The Vinalhaven Selectmen voted unanimously to apply for a Maine Public Working Waterfront grant (federal/DOT funds) for up to $2 million to support downtown and fish plant parking-lot work and related resilience measures, agreeing to a 5% local match of about $100,000 from town reserves if the grant is awarded.
The Vinalhaven Board of Selectmen voted Feb. 24 to apply for a Maine Public Working Waterfront grant, which the minutes describe as federal funds administered through DOT, to support the parking‑lot portion of its downtown and fish plant projects.
Staff member Gabe McPhail told the board there will be a construction meeting with contractor JBI on March 11, that boat ramps will start when weather permits, and that a pre‑bid meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25 with bid openings set for March 25. McPhail asked the board to approve pursuing up to $2 million in grant funding to help cover the parking work.
Selectman Pam Alley moved to apply for the grant and to allocate the required 5% local match — approximately $100,000 — from the Harbor Reserve and/or the Resilience Reserve as needed. Selectman Tom Anthony seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, 5–0–0.
The minutes indicate the local match would come from existing town reserve accounts; the board did not set a definitive source beyond the two reserves named. The grant application, if successful, would fund working‑waterfront and resilience components tied to the downtown and fish plant parking‑lot projects.
Project scheduling in the minutes notes that ramp work is weather‑dependent and that procurement steps (pre‑bid and bid openings) are underway. The board did not vote on contractor selection at this meeting.
The board’s action authorizes staff to pursue the grant application and to use reserve funds for the required local match if the grant is awarded.
