| Here's the info on Wareham...... Not too far from you.
Mooring permits must be renewed yearly -- fee is $15.00
You are issued a number which must be painted opn the buoy, and
a sticker which is placed on the winshield or some other visible
area of the boat. The harbor patrol checks for these. Don't know
the penalty off-hand for no mooring registration. If you have a
sticker on the boat and are in need of a tow, the harbor patrol
will bring you in free. Although I've never had the experience,
I understand that with out the sticker there is a substantial fee.
You keep the same number from year to year.
The fee for parking at the launch ramp is $7.00/day if you do not
have a town sticker. Note the sticker for taxpayers allows parking
at the beaches, ramp use, and use of the landfill for no charge.
Don't remember exactly, but I think the sticker along with a resident
shellfish permit cost me around $20.00.
Town marina facilities are limited, at the launching ramp, and near
the center of town at the bridge. No charge to my knowledge.
I have never had my mooring inspected, unless it was done when I
wasn't around. When you get you rpermit however you must giv ea
description of the boat (size, color, engine, registration #, serial
#, etc). They give you a guideline as to the type and weight of the
required mooring.
You should contact the harbormaster for any additional specifics.
His office is located on the pier in Onset.
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| Norm, I know that you think that you are doing the right thing, and you
probably are, but I hate to see it. It's the "let's see what the other
guy is charging, and match his price - why should we lose out?" theory.
Which is why we have $100/ft slips and $15,000 "economy" cars.
Fist I would establish what your town's needs are. What is the
availability of space for mooring and parking at ramps. What is the
population of the town, and is access to the water for their boats an
integral part of their lives. What kind of growth has there been,
and are their any good predictions for future growth. Is the town
trying to fund non-water related activies from fees gained from
water access/use?
Next I would determine what the priorities of the town are. Do we only
care about residents, or are visitor's and their needs important to us
and our economy? Do we want to incourage or discourage any practices?
With that information in hand I'd establish a draft list of fees and
regulations for certain pratices that meet the requirements and
priorities of the town.
Finally, I'd look at the neighbor's to see what they are doing. Are
they charging a lot less? Then you might lose some of the money you
expected as people go next door to pay the lower fees. Are they
charging a lot more? Then you may get more people coming in then you
expected if one of your concerns was the numbers of people trying to
boat in your town. Obviously here is a chance to make more money by
raising fees to match those around you - and offer the age old excuse,
"that's what the others charge". But do you need to, to accomplish your
goals? Are your fees so high that the average person living in town is
going to be burdened by them? Are the regulations so unreasonable that
people will have to use vacation time just to sort through them all?
john
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| I'm going to take this opportunity to ask a question that I'll need an
answer to fairly soon.
What should I use for a winter mooring buoy? I assume I just take off
my normal mooring buoy and attach some piece of wood? What type, what
size, what preparation?
thanks in advance.
tim
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