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MEETING OF THE FISHERS ISLAND HARBOR COMMITTEE -
GRID SUB COMMITTEE
FRIDAY, 2 AUGUST, 2002
PRESENT: Leslie Goss, Frank Bohlen, Bill Stengel, Elby Burr, Chippy duPont,
Valerie Scopaz (Town Planner), Chris Smith (from Cornell), and Karla
Heath
Leslie Goss called the meeting to order at 4:40 P. M. by recapping the FIshers
Island Yacht Oub proposal, as presented last week, as it related to the
large number of small boats in the harbor.
Chris Smith: presented the funded project of the Town to plant a total of
225,000 baby scallops, half in Dec. and half In Spring. They are a year
old and ready to spawn. There will also be some eel grass restoration at
the entrance to Hay Harbor. Will be planted this year or next. Finally, the
Town trustees have approached Cornell to do an inventory of shorelines
to Include video taping of Hay Harbor, East and West Harbors. Leslie Goss
will speak with the FI Ovic and Conservancy AssocIations as well as the
HL Ferguson Museum for input of special natural resource areas to be
induded.
DIscuSsion of SOuthold long range plan reo moorings. What will strategy be?
essentially to accommodate as many moorings as possible without
impacting the habitat. The immediate plan is to GPS all mooring locations
and then in the future to relocate according to vessel size and also to
reference the Town's GIS system. Frank Bohlen explained the evolution of
the moorings from the Army Corps of Engineers through present - and
that they weren't a problem until the 1970's.
Chris Smith will try to locate by GPS all moorings In West Harbor this year
sot the Committee can develop a long term plan. Valerie Scopaz said the
plan for the Committee from 1998 can be amended at any time.
Discussion of the Chandler/Palmer/King maps of 1995. Chris smith has
slated his study to take place around the third week of August. Along with
the grid, consideration needs to be given to the moving of moorings.
Essex moves all moorings each year pulling In fall and resetting In spring.
Actually, It was realized that the FI Harbor Committee is ahead of many
other surrounding areas with regard to the handling of moorings. It will
take a couple of years for all components to come Into place. Frank
Bohlen said the Committee needs to look at the projected fleet sizes to
establish swing room to determine grid. Branford and Norwalk set out star
moorings. Elby Burr said the mean low tide needs to be considered as
well. Frank Bohlen, Bill Wall, Chippy duPont and Elby Burr will find 10
more spots for boats to have moorings. Steve Malinowski stated he
thought property owners nearby should also be consulted regarding view,
etc.
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Valerie Scopaz talked about creating a mooring database and software that may
be useful such as Maplnfo vs. Archlnfo.
leslie Goss would like the whole Committee In on any policy review to be done
regarding how formal or informal the mooring layout should be in West
Harbor. Elby Burr requested that Chris Smith be at the October 4th
meeting. Chris wants to bring In aerial photographs for the Committee to
use.
The Sub-Committee discussed a mooring request by Paul Evans in Pirate's Cove
adjacent to Matthlessen's dock. Some members felt this area is congested
and suggested putting Paul Evans'mooring in the fleId at Ws. Harbor. It
was reported that Paul would have trouble accessing a mooring in that
location given he Is not an FIVC member and that he doesn't have a
dinghy or access to one. leslie said she'd talk to John Evans to try and
find a way for Paul to access a West. Harbor mooring from the FIVe site.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Karla S. Heath, Committee Clerk