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Dredged up find the trail
Dredged up find the trail





dredged up find the trail

"The removal of the docks and piers is especially egregious," Gaye Macy, who grew up in the area, wrote in a letter submitted to the port during the draft document's public comment period. The port's perceived overreach has dredged up emotions old and new.

  • Except for the La Playa Yacht Club Pier, all piers and docks in this West Shelter Island subdistrict that are private residential or quasi-private residential shall be removed within two years of certification of this Port Master Plan.
  • No new private residential or quasi-private residential/public piers are permitted.
  • The piers could stay, and users could restrict access to floating docks, so long as the remainder of the piers were accessible to the public.Įverything stayed the same until April 2019, when the draft of the master plan update was released with the following pier-related policies for La Playa: The Coastal Commission denied the request. The other piers did not qualify for the same distinction, so in 1988 the port sought to amend the language in its master plan.

    dredged up find the trail

    Its future is more certain than the others thanks to a 1986 determination by the port that the pier is not residential because it is available for use by club members and the general public. Meanwhile, the La Playa Yacht Club Pier is permitted through April 2022. Bill and Barbara Graham rent the pier closest to Talbot Street at a rate of $2,289 per month, although that permit is set to expire at the end of November, according to public records obtained by the Union-Tribune. Laurie Wyatt Driscoll, who holds the permit for Wyatt Pier, is renting it and an associated floating dock on a month-to-month basis from the port, paying $20,160 per year to do so. That leaves three active permits in place. Their glossy online real estate listings feature the piers - it's hard not to when showing off the expensive view - but would-be buyers cannot dock their boats on them. Two homeowners who previously had rights to the piers are now selling their properties. In recent months the port has stopped renewing permits as it prepares to comply with its future plan, leaving upland homeowners in the lurch.







    Dredged up find the trail