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Board discusses seasonal floating dock and routine dredge extension
Summary
Board reviewed a plan to replace platforms and pilings with a seasonal floating dock to reduce nonconformity and improve safety, and discussed a Shorewood Farms maintenance dredge extension whose DEC permit runs through 2027.
The board reviewed a dock application that proposes removing several piles and platforms from an existing nonconforming dock (approximately 237 feet long) and installing a seasonal floating dock alongside it. Board members said removing piles and limiting year‑round structures reduces the nonconformity and could improve safety and boat access, though some members said further reductions would make the dock unusable.
Separately, the board discussed the Shorewood Farms maintenance dredge extension for the entrance to Mabel’s Creek. Speaker 1 noted prior dredges had not prompted neighbor complaints and that the DEC permit for the current authorization expires in 2027; the board discussed the possibility of letting local approvals run coterminous with DEC permits to avoid frequent return hearings.
