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Select Board allows resident to use town landing for oyster sorting through May 14 with condition of longer-term agreement
Summary
The board approved Krista Trip's request to use the public boat landing through May 14 for oyster sorting, with stipulations that town staff and the user work on an off-landing float or a contractual arrangement (insurance/liability) before next season.
The Select Board approved a request by Krista Trip to use the South Thomaston public boat landing through May 14 for oyster sorting, but conditioned the approval on work between Trip and town staff to develop a longer-term arrangement.
Trip told the board she had used the landing last spring without incident and said the tides make landing access difficult when moving 30–50 bags of seed oysters. "I was hoping to request to use the landing until May 14th like I did last year," Trip said. Board members and staff said repeated, annual semi-permanent use requires a different structure than ad-hoc approvals, including liability insurance and a contractual agreement with the town. The board asked the town administrator and code enforcement to look into insurance and location alternatives such as a float at the seed site.
The motion to allow the landing use for the scope approved last year through May 14 passed after a second; board members added a stipulation that Trip and the town coordinate on a mutually agreeable contract or alternative location before next season.
Next steps: Trip and town staff were directed to explore insurance coverage and alternate float locations, and the board said a more formal agreement should be developed if the activity continues annually.
