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Danvers River Committee agrees to raise slip fees to support dredging
Summary
The Town Manager reported the River Committee agreed to double resident slip fees and nonresident rates to boost a revolving account used for river dredging; the town will publish the change and the manager will report the fund balance to the Select Board.
The Danvers River Committee has agreed to raise waterfront slip fees to shore up funding for river dredging, the Town Manager told the Select Board on Jan. 20.
Under the recommendation relayed at the meeting, resident slip fees would rise from $1 per foot to $2 per foot and nonresident fees would increase from $2 per foot to $4 per foot. The Town Manager said the fee revenue is held in a revolving account earmarked for dredging and that the town will publicize the change on its website and social media. The manager also said she will report the account’s current balance to the Select Board at a future meeting.
The change was described as an agreement by the River Committee; the minutes do not record a Select Board vote on the recommendation at this meeting. The increase would be the first adjustment to the slip-fee schedule since 1995, according to the Town Manager.
Next steps: the Town Manager will provide the board with the fund balance and the committee’s recommendation will be reflected in public notices, after which any formal implementation steps will be clarified.
