#footbridge

• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  Corrected: Footbridge width expansion goes sideways

  Tue, 03/01/2022 - 8:45am

  

  This article originally incorrectly stated that plans to raise the footbridge by one foot would also not move forward. They will. Corrected post: The footbridge project will have to move forward without plans expanding the width of the bridge, selectmen learned Feb. 28. Civil engineer Will Gartley of Gartley and Dorsky is working on permitting requirements for the footbridge project and recently discovered the town's land use code does not support a one-foot sideward expansion as...

• Selectmen talk footbridge renovation criteria

  Tue, 12/14/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor selectmen recapped a Nov. 23 footbridge meeting with renovation project consultants from Gartley and Dorsky Dec. 13. The meeting set some of the criteria for a bid package document which will go out to engineering and design firms for recommendations and cost estimates. The meeting covered aesthetics, bridge width and materials and height. Selectmen echoed the community’s consensus the bridge maintain the historic-type look with a wooden deck and preservation of swingspan...
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  Selectmen get new Boothbay Lights schedule, talk footbridge project

  Wed, 11/11/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Board Advisor Lisa Walby updated selectmen Nov. 9 on the Boothbay Lights schedule. Walby said the changes are due to increasing levels of COVID-19 and may change again depending on future orders from the governor’s office. Gardens Aglow’s Community Night will open events Nov. 20, said Walby; drive-through pickup for East Side Waterfront Park Holiday Ornament Decorating Contest Nov. 21 and drop-off Dec. 5; Small Business Saturday Nov. 28 with the Fire...

• Fitch to resign; selectmen discuss ordinance changes, footbridge

  Tue, 09/29/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Selectman Ken Fitch announced his resignation Sept. 28 after closing on the sale of his Union Street properties Sept. 25. Fitch said he will be closing on a home in Westbrook Oct. 16 and will formally give his resignation Oct. 31 since he will no longer be a resident of Boothbay Harbor. “This has not been an easy decision for me. This has been very, very tough for a lot of reasons. One reason is this board. This is a wonderful board, a wonderful group to work with … But life...
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  Footbridge plans inch forward, selectmen look to public

  Sun, 09/20/2020 - 8:45am

  

  The future of the footbridge rides on a few decisions before a proposed project reaches voters, Boothbay Harbor selectmen learned Sept. 17. In 2018, Baker Design Consultants presented concepts which were revisited and scrapped by the public in January. The public opted for a design keeping as close to the original footbridge as possible. The biggest decision will be determining if the town wants a footbridge at a higher elevation, for storm surges and rising sea levels, said Selectman Wendy...
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  Selectmen send amendments to public hearing

  Tue, 03/10/2020 - 4:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor selectmen passed four proposed ordinances on to public hearing March 9. The long-debated, reviewed and vetted language makes changes or establishes rules for port regulation definitions, mobile food vending, blasting and subdivisions. Selectmen are also proposing language that increases a departmental maximum expenditure from $5,000 to $10,000. After months of research and review, the planning board passed language on to selectmen that more clearly defines terms such as “mooring...
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  Selectmen pump brakes on footbridge project, talk 2020 Census

  Wed, 01/29/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Scores of Boothbay Harbor residents came out Jan. 27 concerned about the the footbridge concept Baker Design Consultants recently presented . Selectmen revealed the Maine Department of Transportation Small Harbor Improvement Program (SHIP) grant the town applied for in February 2017 has strict guidelines about projects matching the intentions stated on an application. Selectman Wendy Wolf said if plans deviate from those intentions, the town would need further approvals from the Department of...
• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  Footbridge design estimated at $2.8 million

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:30am

  

  Baker Design Consultants' Barney Baker presented selectmen with a $2,836,828 estimate on a new footbridge Jan. 13. The design was based on board and public feedback on three concept designs – straight, s-shaped, or curved alignments to the bridge – presented last March. Baker was then charged with drafting a cost estimate of the third option: $2,121,012 for base bid items, $323,567 for alternate bid items, $244,458 for 10% contingency and $147,791 in construction engineering. Baker Design...
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  Fish Pier, footbridge update gets board’s attention

  Tue, 03/26/2019 - 4:45pm

  

  Barney Baker of Baker Design Consultants presented Boothbay Harbor selectmen with recommended improvements to Fish Pier docking and structures as well as feedback on footbridge designs March 25. Among Baker's recommendations for the town-owned Fish Pier property were repairs and changes to the boat ramp, replacement of Harbor Bait and Atlantic Edge buildings and underlying pier structure, and either renovating the Boothbay Marine Services building or removing it to add more parking and...
• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  Footbridge workshop shows three concepts

  Tue, 07/17/2018 - 2:15pm

  

  Dan Bannon of Baker Design Consultants presented footbridge reconstruction concepts to Boothbay Harbor selectmen and the public in a workshop July 12. The workshop is the second of two seeking public input for the design and feature. The first was in November. Bannon went through much of the same information – the bridge's history, physical features and functionality, and reasons it needs replacement – its age, condition, limited structural capacity, defective swing span, flood risk and code...

• Public input sought about footbridge

  Tue, 11/21/2017 - 10:45am

  

  Baker Design Consultants held an informal public forum to discuss future footbridge renovations. The Monday, Nov. 20 meeting at the Boothbay Harbor town office invited the public to sit in on a presentation held by Dan Bannon of Baker Design Consultants and David Truesdell of Terrence J. DeWan and Associates, Landscaping Architects and Planners. The two consultants outlined the need for renovations and what that could possibly look like. In attendance were Town Manager Tom Woodin, members of...

• Boothbay Harbor coastal resiliency update

  Sat, 06/24/2017 - 7:45am

  

  The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen decided last year to combine efforts in a coastal resiliency project assessing potential flooding of the town’s waterfront businesses and town properties due to climate change. This will be the second report in the area after the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District reviewed its findings this past January. “The report isn’t expected to be complete until August,” said Robert Faunce, Lincoln County Planner and...