Kittery Port Authority Approves Badgers Island Wharf Project

The Kittery Port Authority approved an application to modify an existing two-building wharf structure at 21 Badgers Island West into a single 35-by-30 structure. The board also received the harbormaster's report and an update from the Planning Committee, and welcomed Mark Drummond back to the authority.

Key points

• The board voted 6-0, with one member absent, to approve the findings of fact for application KPA 26-6 from David Daniels of 21 Badgers Island West.
• The board then voted 6-0, with one member absent, to approve the application itself, allowing the wharf structure to be modified into a single 35-by-30 structure.
• Harbormaster reported on a range of activity, including water testing on Spruce Creek with Maine DEP, a reported oil spill off Fox Point Drive that turned out to be an algae plume, and the recovery of 30 lobster traps.
• The harbormaster reported no damage to town property from the recent nor'easter, and said transient slip and mooring revenue is at about 98.84 percent of projections.
• Planning Committee representative Lee Pinkham said a site walk at 6 Follett Lane, a dilapidated waterfront house slated for demolition, was canceled because the developer did not show and will be rescheduled.
• The board officially welcomed Mark Drummond back to the Port Authority.

Next steps

• The harbormaster will look into hardware recommendations and repairs for failing fasteners on the Government Street dock planks before winter.
• The Planning Committee will reschedule the site walk at 6 Follett Lane after the developer failed to appear.
• The harbormaster plans to buy a night vision camera, about $1,800, using funds from renting out a float for the fireworks.
• The board chair said a better process for notifying members about site walks will be discussed offline.

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