The paved parking lot, docks and grassy area between the two and launch ramp are all town property, the upper dirt lot on the right side of Lovejoy Sands Rd (heading towards the lake) just below the Island Services building where the public is allowed to park during the summer is actually owned by the Shep's\Goodhue. They also own all the property on the left hand side of the road down to the paved lot.
This reality makes any expansion of that area impossible because the town lot is land locked by marina owned property.
It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in the end. Cohabitation of the town owned launch and parking facilities stuck right in the middle of the marina's operation does create some significant challenges and certainly safety concerns which I know the owners are well aware of.
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