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GOAL:
Provide and protect Island interests in Fishers Island harbors/waters
Objectives:
Consider and address noise pollution, privacy and aesthetic impacts of waterside activities on
shorefront property owners.
-" Address waterside activities through mooring and anchoring field layouts and through
special use designations.
No new moorings pe11llits to off-island applicants.
-- Roll vacant moorings previously designated as off-island moorings into Island resident
and Island lessee pool.
GOAL:
Provide for multiple uses of Fishers Island harbors/waters
Objectives:
All constituents of Fishers Island should be represented in the dete11llination of harbor/adjacent
waters uses including recreation, business, harvesting and passive uses.
-- Establish a self perpetuating FI Haibor Conmrission with delegates from all user groups,
-- Fl Harbor Commission seeks optimization of use, resolves all use conflicts, and handles
. special use designation requests.
Visitors to Island harbors/waters should have a positive experience.
~- Establish defmitive management mechanism for transients andlor guests of Islanders
GOAL:
Restore (where necess;uy) and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of Fishers
Island harbors/waters (and dependent habitats?)
Objectives:
Take steps to minimize discharges.
-- Implement shoreside property management practises that address septic, storm water
drains, commercial run off and herbicide/pesticide applications.
-- Address waterside discharges through mooring and anchoring field layout and special
use designations or NDZ.
Allow for sustainable harvesting of natural resources.
Take steps to minimize erosion.
. -- Address shoreside management practices such as clear cutting.
-- Address waterside activities such as wake minimization.
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