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Board leans toward approving Thompson bulkhead repair while noting neighbor concerns
Summary
The board reviewed Gordon Thompson's bulkhead repair application for 8 C Pheasant Lane; members who visited the site said a 6-foot return would likely reduce erosion onto the neighbor's property, DEC and WMEC have signed off, and the board plans to place a resolution on the next regular meeting agenda.
The town board reviewed a bulkhead application from Gordon Thompson for work at 8 C Pheasant Lane and discussed whether a proposed 6-foot return would worsen erosion at the adjacent property or protect it. Chair (S2) described the application as a replace/repair request with a six-foot return that stays on the applicant's property, and S3 reported multiple site photos and a site visit supporting the view that the return would deflect wave action away from the neighbor's property.
"I actually don't believe it will," S3 said when asked whether the return would cause further erosion to the neighbor, describing photos that, in S3's view, show the erosion came from an earlier failed bulkhead rather than the proposed repair. A neighbor at the meeting disagreed, saying they feared the work could cause additional erosion.
The transcript records that the DEC and WMEC had signed off on the application; board members suggested a site visit by interested members and asked Joe or the town engineer to review the technical matters if needed. The board decided to schedule the resolution (with standard insurance and other language) for the upcoming Monday night meeting rather than vote on it at the work session.
