Harbor Management Commission - Minutes - 01/07/2026

Town of Waterford Harbor Management Commission
Regularly Scheduled Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, January 7,
2026
Police Department Training Room – Waterford Police Station – 5:00
p.m.
1. Establish a quorum and call the meeting to order.
Vice Chairman Buths, Jr. called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
after establishing a quorum.
Present were Commissioners Buths, Jr., DeRosa, Porter, Jamroga,
Arfi and Wise. Absent were Commissioners Hughes, Bunnell and
Crocker.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the December 3, 2025, regular meeting minutes
Motion made by Commissioner Jamroga, seconded by
Commissioner DeRosa to approve the December 3, 2025, meeting
minutes as filed. All in favor, motion carried.
4. Harbor Master Report
Harbor Master Crocker was not present at the meeting, but he did
convey that he has ordered the 2026 mooring and pulley pole
stickers and that the tagged moorings will be pulled as soon as the
weather allows the company to safely do so.
a. Discussion regarding Town Dock repair/SHIPP Grants
Commissioner Wise attended a meeting with all parties involved in
the dock repair project with Harbor Master Crocker this week. He
reviewed the meeting content with the Commissioners including
three proposals discussed at the meeting to fix the dock and
electrical. The electrical unit is currently not in code and is
dangerous and is also in dire need of repairs. It was the consensus
of those in attendance at that meeting to pursue grants for the

repairs with the Town to cover additional costs above and beyond
the grant should they obtain one.
5. Correspondence
Chairman Hughes sent an email stating that he has emptied the
fishing line receptacles.
Vice Chairman Buths, Jr. has submitted a letter to the First
Selectman requesting his term be extended for an additional three
years. (current term expires February 17, 2026)
The Commission has received a bill for maintenance of the Harbor
Master boat from the Town of East Lyme. Chairman Hughes has
submitted the bill for payment. The Commission members inquired
regarding how much use the boat gets from the Commission and if
the Commission needs use of the Harbor Master boat. The
Commission’s portion of the bill this year is $2,426.61, with the
Town of East Lyme contributing the same.
6. New Business
7. Old Business
a. Update regarding progress to date with the Town Attorney and
State approval of the amended Harbor Management Plan and maps.
Commissioner Wise stated he will submit the Plan to the First
Selectman to forward to the Town Attorney after he obtains clear
maps and attached descriptions of the maps to add to the Plan. He
will check the document for wording and spelling before sending it
forward.
A discussion was held regarding availability of grants for Harbor
Management Plans.
b. Update regarding the 2026 mooring and pulley pole applications
and documents.
Chairman Hughes has updated the 2026 documents and is asking
the Commission to review them and to submit anything they would
like to add or change before the next meeting. Once approved by

the Commission the documents can be submitted to the Town Clerk
and First Selectman’s office to put on the Commission website. The
Commission suggested changing the abbreviated SAV on the
document to read submerged aquatic vegetation for clarification.
8. Public comment relating to Waterford Harbor Management
Commission business.
No one was present to address the Commission.
9. Adjournment
There being nothing further to discuss the meeting adjourned at
5:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Audrey Ulmer, Recording Secretary for the Town of Waterford
Harbor Management Commission