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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-06-04 Miscellaneous 1 Town planning to build Merrimack River boat ramp Corronued from page t be for car-top boats only, and Doucette said it was just a few of a help or a hindrance. ning Board,the U.S.Army Corps would be off-limits to boat trail- weeks ago that officials discov- while the Greater Lawrence of Engineers, and a state water- ers. ered another potential grant of- Sanitary District has agreed in ways permit. The only exception to the "no fered by the federal land and principle to donate about a quar- At a recent public hearing on trailer" rule, would be for the water conservation fund. He is ter-acre of its abutting land to the plan, residents of Riverview Fire Department's rescue boat preparing an application now. the town to increase the size of and trailer. .The tow could be as much as the site, the transaction has not Street said their major Doucette's plan calls for an in- $12,000 shout on the eventual been officially made. were with the extra traffic ic the n,he side,locked gate at the entrance price tag right now, said The town has had the state's ramp will bring to their street, to the semi-circular drive that Doucette. Department of Environmental come a and the possibility that be- ou"hang-out." only the fire department would {fin-going maintenance of the Protection and,a hazardous street have a key for,That second gate site will be the town's responsi- waste expert from Kimball & "The sttreet can't handle heavy is meant to discourage trailers at bility, but if-major repairs are Chase analyze the land, and the Nv traffic and there are no side- the ramp,he said. needed,the state's public access town plans to remove some as- borho d are oldreninthenein Doucette said Police Chief board has promised to pick u bestos shingles from it, said b id D are our main concern," Richard Stanley has sounded' the tab,said Doucette. p Doucette. g said Diane Blanchette, 4S iew Street, who lives di- agreeable to posting no parking Because state and federal The DEP will tell the town Riverview across from the proposed signs on Riverview Street to en- grant money is being used for whether it needs a licensed as- rectly of the ramp. sure a full parking lot would not construction of the ramp,it must bestos removal company to re- site the board send additional ramp-users out be open to all.U.S_ citizens, he move the shingles or whether a Blanchette also told she hoped the gates the ramp to park cars on neighbors' prop- said. general contractor can carry out would be locked at night so the erty along the roadside, If the plan gets all necessary the task. A licensed firm could neighbors would not need to call The current plan calls for 12 approvals, the earliest it could cost as much as a couple of thou- police to restore quiet in the Parking spaces, two more than be put out to bid is late this sum- sand dollars, said Doucette, area. the original plan. mer,said Doucette. while a general contractor "It's been a very quiet neigh- The town does not have The expertise needed to con- would be less expensive. borhood for years and we'd like enough money to build the ramp struct this type of ramp means a The asbestos in the shingles is to see it stay that way,"she said. right now, but is pursuing.grant private company is needed to do not friable, so Doucette hopes a Conservation Administrator money. the work rather than the local licensed firm will not be neces- Richard Doucette, who present- While the state's public access Division of Public Works, he sary ed the plan to the Planning board has promised $40,000 to- said. The boat ramp plan has been Board along with hired engineer ward construction of the ramp, Residents asked that the site worked on intermittently for Mark Gross of Kimball & Chase local officials have some doubt not be equipped with lights, but about 12 years due mainly to in- Engineers, said the ramp would about the money coming in be- the Planning Board has not de- terest by town fire chiefs, said cause of the state's fiscal woes. aided on whether lights are more. Doucette.