Harbor Management Commission - Minutes - 11/03/2021

MINUTES 
HARBOR MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 
REGULAR MEETING 
Waterford Police Department Training Room 
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 
 
Present:  
Commissioners Jane Adams, Robert DeRosa, Robert Dutton, Philip Fine, 
 
 
 
Fred Wise, Jim Hamsher and Joseph Buths (alternate) & Harbor Master David Crocker 
 
Absent:  
Eva Bunnell, Greg Crocker (alternate) and Deputy Harbor Master Richard Miller 
 
1. 
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm and quorum established. Mr. Buths will be the voting 
alternate for Eva Bunnell. 
 
2.   The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.   
 
3.   Approval of the minutes 
 
Motion by Mr. DeRosa, seconded by Mr. Fine to approve the minutes of the October 6, 2021 regular 
meeting, (1) abstain, Mr. Hamsher, motion passed. 
 
4. Harbor Masters Report  
 
a) The Harbor Master and Mr. Wise pulled additional derelict moorings and debris (engine blocks) 
from the Niantic River. Attorney Rob Avena will be contacted regarding protocol on selling old 
mooring tackle and debris kept in storage from the past two seasons. 
 
 
b) There are two trees to be removed from the Niantic River near Bayside and another one near 
Pleasure Beach. 
 
5. Correspondence   
 
a) Official approval has been received to hold the 2022 Harbor Management Meetings in the 
Training Room at the Waterford Police Department. 
 
 
 
6.  Applications  
 a)  The permit application for Ken Shluger at 27 Oswegatchie Road was presented by Keith Neilson 
of Docko Inc.  Motion by Mr. DeRosa, seconded by Mr. Dutton to find the application to be 
consistent with the Waterford Harbor Management Plan, motion passed unanimously. 
 
b)  The permit application for Mark Spery at 21 Oswegatchie Road, was presented by Keith Neilson 
of Docko Inc.  Motion by Mr. Hamsher, seconded by Mr. Buths to find the application to be 
consistent with the Waterford Harbor Management Plan, motion passed unanimously. 
       
7.  Old Business   
 
a)  A Subcommittee was formed to discuss and identify joint issues that occur within the Waterford  
Harbor Management and East Lyme Harbor Management/ Shellfish Commission at the last meeting.  
The East Lyme Harbor Management / Shellfish Commission suggested another approach: to have 

 
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One (1) representative from each commission get together and identify the issues that could be 
jointly addressed after which the need for a subcommittee would be considered. 
 
 
b) A review of any changes to the 2022 Mooring applications and Pulley Pole renewals was 
completed by members.  Ms. Tinker will present final drafts at the next meeting. 
 
 
c) Mr. Fine reviewed some information he had gathered pertaining to Free Standing Structures.  He 
will research further and write up a more formal analysis for the commissioners to review. 
 
8.  New Business –  
 
a)  A motion by Mr. Dutton, seconded by Mr. Buths to approve payment of the Jeanette T. Fisheries 
invoice of $825.00 and payment of $480.00 to Harbor Master, David Crocker, for his hours working 
on the derelict moorings; motion passed unanimously. 
 
 
There being no further business to come before the Commission, and upon motion by Mr. Dutton, 
seconded by Mr. DeRosa, the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. 
        
Respectfully Submitted, 
 
Amy Tinker 
Recording Secretary