Blue Hill Wharf Meeting: Tuesday 6:00pm

There will be a public meeting to review conceptual designs for providing long-term protection of Blue Hill’s Village and South Blue Hill wharves against damage from increased storm intensity and for enhanced access for commercial fishermen and recreational users.

This is the Town’s opportunity to understand the alternatives for this potential project and to comment on design, timing, and next steps for the town’s future investment in the wharves. The work reviewed in this meeting will likely guide the Town’s investment in its wharves over the next decade–an investment that could represent several million dollars. So taxpayers are encouraged to educate themselves, regardless of whether they use the wharves.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00pm in the Town Hall Auditorium. Presenting their research and designs will be GEI Consultants, a Portland-based engineering firm retained to help the town assess the risks to our waterfront infrastructure and to apply their expertise to assisting the town in evaluating strategies for protection of these assets.

Village Wharf during “king” tide
South Blue Hill Wharf with “king” tide and strong winds

Toddy Pond Dam Developments

The four-town, two-lake association team (now called the Narramissic Watershed Coalition) working to preserve Toddy Pond continues to make progress, as described in the following update:

Narramissic Watershed Coalition Progress Report

In addition, for those with a strong interest in the condition, potential costs, and future of the dam (together with the Alamoosook Lake dam), the Coalition obtained an independent engineering report on the dams:

GEI Technical Memorandum: Alamoosook and Toddy Pond Dams

Special Town Meeting Results

At the Special Town Meeting held this evening, Blue Hill voters voted on four articles. Here are the unofficial results (to be confirmed by the moderator and Town Clerk):

Election of Moderator

Jeff Milliken

Article 2: Purchase of real estate for a relocated public safety building and land used by the Consolidated School

The article was approved by written ballot:
Yea: 227
Nay: 73
Blank Ballots: 13

Article 3: Confirming previous sale of real property

The article was approved by show of hands

Article 4: Amendments to Harbor Ordinance

The article was approved by show of hands

The Select Board thanks all of the approximately 300 voters who attended the meeting and who were gracious enough to help the Town work through the complications of having far greater turnout than the original, offical venue could accommodate.