Waterfront Committee backs aluminum docks, $25 fee rise

Waterfront Committee · Meeting of September 8, 2026

KINGSTON — Waterfront Committee backed aluminum docks and a $25 fee increase. Members voted 4-0 to proceed with replacing the last wooden docks on the rock side, an estimated $70,000 to $75,000 from waterways money, pending Select Board approval and a fall Town Meeting article. The committee then voted 5-0 to raise every slip and mooring fee by $25, expected to bring in about $7,000 a year.

A presenter also described a grant of about $171,000 for engineering and permitting on phase two of the wharf and park project, which excludes the Harbormaster building and architecture fees.

In the full story:

• Opening items and committee organization
• Replacing the remaining wooden docks
• Wharf and park grant
• Slip and mooring fees
• Public comment and close
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 506 words

Source: the Waterfront Committee meeting of September 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.