May 21st, 2003

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Selectmen Place Dock Permits on Hold

By Bruce Baker
Webster Times
May 21st, 2003   

Selectmen last week approved a one-year moratorium on dock permits at Webster Lake. 

The action will allow the town time to step back and take a look at the whole process, selectmen said.      

Chairman Robert Miller stated, “We are trying to make Town Hall move user-friendly and I think it’s important for us to make it easier for the renewal of dock permits”.  

Selectman Irene Martel suggested that the town scrape all the bylaws pertaining to dock permits at the Town Meeting in October and come up with a simpler one that tells residents exactly what is required. She then suggested the moratorium. Martel said that the state Department of Environmental Protections (DEP) has raised some questions as to the legality of the dock bylaw adopted back in 1988.  

“We’ve made all these bylaws without consulting the DEP,” she said. 

The board decided to have a committee consisting of Webster Lake Association members and police discussing the situation with the DEP. 

Selectmen Mark Dowgiewicz suggested that the board contact state Sen. Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge, and state Rep. Paul Kujawski, D-Webster, and ask them to file a bill seeking to repeal the dock bylaw in fresh water. The board agreed.