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Town staff told the board it will draft license and insurance language and consult legal counsel. \"There is more to follow on that,\" staff said about commercial-vehicle insurance requirements, noting different vessel types (jet-skis, charters, barges) may require different insurance minimums.

Why it matters: the licensing and insurance language determines whether operators can use town docks, what risk the town will accept, and what documentation the town will require before allowing commercial landings. It also ties into any fee structure the board chooses to offset maintenance and debt tied to the docks.

Insurance, licensing and enforcement

- Insurance and inspection: staff recommended a distinct insurance section (36.08 in the draft) for commercial-vehicle insurance and said they are working with legal counsel (as referenced) to identify appropriate minimums. Board members asked staff to include commercial safety inspections and operator licensing in any application checklist. A Select Board member asked for proof that vessel operators hold required commercial operating certificates.

- Licensing vs. ordinance language: staff and board members discussed whether to rely primarily on a license agreement (a nonexclusive \"license\" rather than a lease) that can be tailored per operator, or to have the ordinance itself contain more prescriptive requirements. Town counsel was asked to provide a boilerplate license form for review.

- Penalties: the draft provides a civil fine up to $100 per unauthorized landing; board members discussed revocation of licenses and higher penalties but staff noted state law and the town's enforcement authority may limit fines. Members asked staff to confirm statutory limits before proposing larger fines.

Fees and revenue

- Landing fees: staff presented options for fee formulas (per-foot landing fees were discussed) and emphasized uncertainty in actual landing counts for charters. Town staff provided a straw calculation for dock maintenance and said an initial estimate for year-one repairs would be roughly $17,000 plus additional capital/bubbler costs; the town's debt schedule shows an existing commercial-dock bond payment on the CIP of about $84,000 per year for a prior project, which board members noted as context for fee-setting.

- Dedicated account: the draft earmarks commercial landing-license revenues for dock maintenance and improvement; the board asked staff to create an account and bring a recommended budget allocation.

Libby Museum storage and parking; island trailer parking

- Libby Museum: board members reported seeing construction vehicles, trucks and stored materials at the Libby Museum site that appear to conflict with existing ordinance language prohibiting storage at town sites. Members said the museum staff had previously managed complaints, and that enforcement has lapsed since the museum is closed; staff was asked to notify known barge operators and, if noncompliance continues, forward violations to the police department.

- Trailer parking: the draft splits long-term seasonal island trailer parking (Filter Bed Road) from short-term launch parking (Glendon Street and Mass Landing). The board discussed permit issuance (one permit per island household), towing and ticketing authority, and a short-term limit of 24 hours at Glendon Street and Mass Landing; Filter Bed Road was proposed as seasonal island-resident long-term parking (April 1 to the third Monday in October) with permits issued by the billing and collections office.

Next steps

Staff was directed to prepare a revised ordinance and a draft commercial license agreement, consult legal counsel about insurance and penalty authority, produce figures on dock maintenance and revenue needs, and return to the board with a consolidated proposal and recommended fee schedule. The board did not take formal votes at the work session.

Speakers quoted in this article are identified from the meeting record and include town staff, Select Board members, and referenced legal counsel; where the transcript does not give a formal title the article attributes remarks by role as recorded in the work session.

Ending note

Select Board members flagged enforcement as a key practical constraint: they can adopt ordinance language and license terms, but effective application will require either steady police involvement, a civilian enforcement role for the summer season, or a digital/administrative monitoring plan tied to a budget request.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","25 June 2024 Select Board Work Session Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Town staff and Select Board members debated commercial insurance, license requirements and enforcement options for operators at Wolfeboro docks, and raised problems with storage and parking at the Libby Museum and town lots.","taxTitle","Wolfeboro Board of Selectmen, Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire","taxId",68303,"location","New Hampshire","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6183874,"Select Board reviews rewritten docks ordinance, seeks clarity on commercial vs. residential dock uses",6556,23000,6579000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5093577-bbbe5047e60a6a3d2dac067b271a0ae8&start=23&end=6579","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5093577-bbbe5047e60a6a3d2dac067b271a0ae8/thumbnail_23000.jpg","/articles/6183874/New-Hampshire/Select-Board-reviews-rewritten-docks-ordinance-seeks-clarity-on-commercial-vs-residential-dock-uses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183874-3ecd444d26778c99e57930938b1b9625/orig.mp4?Expires=1770756015&Signature=K1vpVWchO9xvG-hXwG26gZvLfFwLdapbP4jG1uynf8hu2xvJKkJu0tUe66BCtOyyBhhuMCgbthtLhm2BMCRi65CTk0ZB5V2io8K0F7ve4LoJGQmHbm1cuiSa0Eb5O7k~Zzpab8pOzwodL7gDzqxmyYirXTUQY3rP-1YaL75A3vTuUOGjoafzDtdvvucj7T63MJrL6NvyGuTZ6AOYNdeND-qc19XN0Yl9e~dofSIbzWPHjDE2RD6-KXRRhbtZbRE33yut8RtVthNa6mCNYdpRpczzfB-r2ZwLEJOFk6nyC6TpAgnZAdtjoz6vg0QUQdrrAEeRgm-7~uu1ZHyUlAidvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOLFEBORO, N.H. — At a Jan. 25 work session, the Wolfeboro Select Board reviewed an updated draft of the town's docks and wharves ordinance that restructures definitions, clarifies statutory authority and attempts to formalize which docks are residential and which are for commercial use.

The draft, presented by town staff, adds a citation to RSA 31:39(I)(a) as the source of the board's ordinance-making authority and expands definitions for \"commercial docks,\" \"commercial passenger vessel,\" \"commercial barge\" and related terms.

Board members said the changes aim to reduce confusion in existing language and to reflect earlier votes. \"I took the motions that have been made to this point from the board, and I've gone through the ordinance,\" town staff said while walking the board through modifications.

Why it matters: the draft would lock in which slips are reserved for noncommercial, residential uses (Docks A through G), and which slips are designated for commercial passenger operations. That determination affects small charter operators, mail-boat operations, island residents and the town's ability to manage dock congestion and maintenance costs.

Key items discussed

- Docks A through G: members reviewed a prior motion that the board adopted on May 14, 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2026, to make Docks A through G available only for noncommercial uses and for state and municipal vessels; the same motion reserved one space on Dock G \"for passenger pickup and drop off and ADA access.\" A board member referenced that motion as a starting point and noted it passed 4-1.

- Commercial docks numbering and purpose: the draft lists \"Commercial Dock Number 1,\" \"Commercial Dock Number 2\" and \"Commercial Dock Number 3\" with differing uses. Town staff said Commercial Dock No. 1 was drafted for pickup and drop-off only; commercial crew members and some select board members disagreed about whether that slip should be limited to short-term passenger pickup or allow longer-term commercial operations. One board member said, \"That docking area ... was called the Commercial Dock because it was where the Mount Washington landed,\" and urged that the ordinance match the historical intent.

- Mail boat and legacy vessels: members discussed how to treat the Blue Ghost Mail Boat (referred to at times in the meeting as the mail boat), the Millie B and the MS Mount Washington. The board noted a prior unanimous vote declaring certain vessels as \"legacy vessels.\" Several members raised that some earlier motions and approvals (including a May 14, 2025 motion authorizing four existing businesses to operate from a commercial dock) produce tensions with the new text and will require reconciliation.

- Time limits at pickup slips: board members debated a proposed maximum pickup/drop-off time: draft language suggested 20 minutes at certain commercial pickup slips, but several members said they recall earlier discussions of 10 or 15 minutes and asked staff to note the discrepancy.

- Geographic clarity: one member recommended replacing ambiguous labels (\"north slip,\" \"south slip\") with cardinal or shoreline-relative descriptions so future readers can locate slips without consulting old maps.

What the board did and did not do

This was a work session; members repeatedly noted they could take comments and mark changes but could not make binding motions or votes tonight. Town staff said the plan is to collect edits at this meeting, prepare a revised draft, and bring motions to a future public meeting and public hearing.

No final ordinance changes were adopted at the Jan. 25 work session. Members directed staff to produce a cleaned draft that reconciles prior motions, clarifies commercial dock definitions and corrects the pickup-time language.

Speakers quoted in this article are identified from the meeting record and include town staff presenting the draft and multiple Select Board members. Exact speaker names and formal titles were not consistently supplied in the work-session transcript for every remark; attributions below use the role labels the transcript provides.

Ending note

Board members asked staff to return with a consolidated ordinance draft that reconciles prior motions (including the May 14, 2025 4-to-1 vote limiting Docks A'G to noncommercial uses and reserving Dock G for pickup/ADA access), and to annotate places where the draft departs from prior formal votes so the board can decide whether to reconsider earlier motions before a public hearing.","At a Jan. 25 work session the Wolfeboro Select Board reviewed a redraft of the town's docks and wharves ordinance, discussed definitions for commercial and private docks, and debated which vessels and operations should be allowed at specific slips, including a reserved slot on Dock G and the treatment of the mail boat and legacy vessels.","actionData","errors"]

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Select Board discusses enforcement, insurance and fees for dock use; flags Libby Museum storage and trailer-parking rules

Select Board reviews rewritten docks ordinance, seeks clarity on commercial vs. residential dock uses