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Originally Posted by DBreskin
The town experimented with dockhands last year and made it permanent this year. The crew is made up of existing town employees, mostly from the electric department, who I believe earn overtime while on dock duty.
The goal of the crew is to minimize empty space between docked boats so the maximum number of boats can dock.
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It is too bad more docks cannot be added in the major towns on the lake.
I am sure the state would object citing wetlands regulations. However, fewer boats idling in circles burning fuel while waiting for dock space would be a benefit to the lake. An added benefit to the state would be the taxes on the additional money spent when the occupants of the boats get off and dine in those communities. I know there are many times we do not go to places like Wolfeboro or Meredith because of the long wait to get a place to dock.
While many of the wetlands rules make sense, some of the rules should be allowed a common sense waiver.