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Harbormaster report: revenues up, dredging permit and ramp work planned before Memorial Day
Summary
Staff reported April revenue of about $16,408 and fiscal-year-to-date revenue of roughly $1.06 million, described plans for a Follins Pond ramp and parking project expected before Memorial Day, and outlined a joint dredging permit with Yarmouth and a 10-year maintenance dredging permit under review.
A harbormaster staff member reported April 2026 harbor receipts of $16,408 and fiscal-year-to-date revenue of about $1,060,000—roughly $12,000 higher than the prior year with two months remaining—then briefed the committee on multiple infrastructure projects, dredging plans and equipment availability.
The staff member (speaker S4) said April revenue included about $14,000 in resident slip payments and roughly $190 in resident mooring payments. On capital projects, S4 said engineering expects the Follins Pond parking lot and ramp work to be completed before Memorial Day weekend, which should improve access to the north end of the river.
On dredging, S4 said the committee completed dredging below the bridge last year and is pursuing a joint permit with the town of Yarmouth for the upper river. Sediment sampling is underway to determine acceptable spoils disposal sites. The staff member added the committee is working toward a 10-year permit that would include maintenance dredging as needed; timing is contingent on species and sediment tests.
S4 also reviewed patrol and work-boat assets—24-foot center-console patrol boats for each side, a 25-foot Parker (being readied for winter use), and a 14-foot work skiff shared with natural resources—and noted maintenance and staffing constraints for scheduling ride-alongs and operations.
On funding, the staff member described earlier actions creating a waterways capital improvement fund to expand allowable uses beyond dredging (ramps, parking lots, building repairs) and referenced a previously obtained grant of about $1,500,000. The committee discussed rebidding design work (committee referenced prior bid amounts and the need to rebid to get a final price) and the necessity of being under contract by December to preserve grant eligibility.
What happens next: staff will continue sediment testing for the dredge permit, proceed with the ramp and parking work schedule pending permitting, and supply further detail on rebid estimates and contracting timelines at a future meeting. No formal contract award or bid acceptance occurred during this meeting.
Provenance: revenue and project details reported at SEG 588–SEG 606, Follins Pond timeline at SEG 661–SEG 676, dredging and permitting at SEG 782–SEG 840.
