Committee reviews harbor action-plan draft and asks for clearer priorities and implementation timelines

The Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee reviewed a draft update to the harbor action plan at its Jan. 14 meeting and provided feedback asking the harbor committee to add clearer prioritization, target implementation years and a cross-referenced table that lists which town entity would implement each recommendation.

Peter (Chair) said the draft is still internal and not ready for public release. Committee members recommended adding short-, medium- and long-term priorities and, for each recommendation, a target implementation year to help guide the transition from planning to implementation. Leah noted the harbor plan has a 5- to 10-year horizon and suggested that setting target years for individual recommendations will aid implementation.

Members observed that an implementation table (goal → objective → responsible department) like the one in the Coastal Resilience Plan makes it easier to assign follow-up tasks. The committee also discussed making the plan’s recommendations more actionable and repeatedly urged that target years and responsible entities be listed to facilitate future oversight.

The committee did not vote on the draft; members asked Peter to carry these comments to the harbor-action-plan update committee for revision.