The former Leisure Shores Marina has undergone massive cleanup and improvements since being purchased by Buzzards Bay Management LLC, Ned and David Kaiser, sentiments expressed by Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King on March 14.
Representing the marina’s Notice of Intent filing was David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone, Inc. The proposed changes as detailed by Davignon include expansions both north and south of the current floating-dock configuration that would add 31 slip spaces, the replacement of a failing boat launch and the construction of a wave attenuation called a wave fence.
Davignon said multiple agencies would be involved in a number of permits and approvals from not only the local Concom but also Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Natural Heritage, Army Corp of Engineers and the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act better known as MEPA. This would be the first of several meetings the local commission will be holding with the applicants, but sentiments ran high that the project would be good for the community.
King stated of the new slips and transient spaces planned, “The town will benefit from the revenue … it’s good to see people investing in Mattapoisett.”
While a deep dive on the boat ramp did take place with Davignon outlining the construction process, the only concern expressed by the board was the need to ensure there wasn’t a presence of eelgrass in the construction zone. Another element touched upon was whether the wave fence might create a change in water flow that could result in below-surface flow changes.
King also asked that the applicants get letters from the harbormaster and the shellfish officer gathering their comments into the mix before issuing an order of conditions. The filing was continued to March 28.
In other business, a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Alan Apperson, 21 River Road, for the construction of an addition measuring 12 feet by 14 feet received a negative determination.
Certificates of compliance were requested by and approved for 122 and 123 Split Road Lane and
23 Shagbark Circle.
Two-year extensions were granted to the Town of Mattapoisett for Phase 1b of the bike path along Good Speed Island and for 4 Appaloosa Way for the construction of a single-family home. An amended order of conditions was also granted to Farland Corp. for the 4 Appaloosa Way property.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission is scheduled for Monday, March 28, at 6:30 pm.
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission
By Marilou Newell