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Harbor Commission asks board to consider dinghy storage and cedar-hedge removal at Zoll Street
Summary
Bill McCullough, chair of the Harbor Commission, asked the Parks & Recreation board to consider establishing storage for small hand-launch boats at Zoll Street and to review a cedar hedge that currently encroaches onto city property; the item was added to the August agenda for deeper review.
Bill McCullough, chair of the Harbor Commission, presented two ideas for Zoll Street: creating small-boat (hand-launch) storage on the eastern side of Zoll Street to serve sailboats and dinghies, and considering removal of a cedar hedge that extends onto city property and reduces usable public space.
"We are considering that," McCullough said, describing long-standing volunteer efforts that converted the area into a beach and noting that dinghy storage historically existed in a dead-end road configuration. He said newer craft with small outboards have appeared, but current rules allow only hand-launch craft at the site.
McCullough also asked the board to consider trimming or removing cedars that he said intrude roughly eight feet onto city land and suggested that freeing that space could add about 1,000 square feet for public use, such as boat storage or dog areas. He flagged sand loss at the outfall during heavy rains and asked the parks board to inspect the site.
Board members agreed to add Zoll Street to the August agenda for a site visit and deeper consideration; no formal action or funding decision was taken at the meeting.
