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Waterford selectmen authorize 15-year joint care-and-management agreement for Meo Point parking with state
Summary
The Board of Selectmen authorized First Selectman Robert Brule to sign a 15-year joint care-and-management agreement with the state for the Meo Point parking parcel, assigning maintenance duties to the town, preserving free public parking, and creating reciprocal termination rights; the agreement moves next for DEEP and Attorney General review.
Attorney Rob Aino summarized the town's proposed joint care-and-management agreement with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the Meo Point state-owned parking parcel.
"This agreement is for an initial 15 years," Aino said, adding that the town may request renewal in writing and that both parties would need to agree on renewal terms. He said the agreement allows the town to provide parking access for fishermen, restaurant patrons and the general public, and that the town has agreed not to charge parking fees.
The contract assigns routine maintenance tasks to the state (resurfacing, line striping and wheel-stop replacement) while the town agreed to provide listed maintenance services up to specified annual amounts and to maintain signage enforcing the parking rules. Aino also described standard insurance and indemnification provisions and mutual 90-day termination rights.
Selectman Rich Muckle questioned an insurance minimum in the schedule that lists $100,000 for workers' compensation and employer's liability. "In today's economy, it seems to me that $100,000 is kind of low," Muckle said; Aino replied that the amount was the statutory minimum and that the town itself holds higher coverage.
Selectman Greg Atonio asked about remaining electrical work; a town representative said estimates are in hand, a purchase order has been cut, and the contractor is awaiting a weather window to complete the lighting work, with expectations it will be done by summer.
First Selectman Robert Brule praised the long-running effort to coordinate access and infrastructure at Meo Point, saying the arrangement offered better-managed parking and improved waterfront access for local businesses. The board voted to authorize Brule to sign the agreement on behalf of the town; Aino said the signed contract will then be submitted to DEEP and the attorney general for review.
The board's authorization is a procedural step; the contract will not be final until state and legal review are complete.
