“When I go through the comments I see a lot for some kind of boating, a kayak launch, a dock or piers,” said Town Administrator Jim Boudreau. “We really don’t have access to the water from that location. There are docks, piers and boat yards blocking our access to the water from that location.”
The need for restroom facilities and additional parking in the Harbor has been an ongoing issue; something also mentioned in the survey comments. Boudreau said restrooms could be a benefit as the Scituate Harbor Community Building property is about midway between the popular sites at the Harbor and Cedar Point and the Lighthouse.
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The issue of what to do with the Scituate Harbor Community Building, also known as the the former Pier 44 building, was addressed at the Jan. 19 Select Board meeting.
The waterfront property located at the harbor has been in limbo for years.
Purchased with MBTA mitigation funds for the Greenbush line, the property is confined by specific restrictions, which limits how it can be used.
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“The town needs to be aware that the property was purchased with MBTA mitigation funds for the Greenbush Line. Whatever is done at the site is restricted to public purpose of open space and land preservation for outdoor recreation by and education of the general public,” Town Administrator Jim Boudreau said.
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SCITUATE Scituate will ask the company that owns the wind turbine on Driftway if they can cut down on the amount of time it runs after eight years of complaints from residents living hundreds of feet from the 262-foot tall turbine.
After a two-hour meeting Tuesday night, members of the board of selectmen agreed they should ask Scituate Wind LLC to calculate the costs to the town of shutting down the turbine when the wind blows from the west and for up to eight hours every night.
While select board members disagreed on issues over speed and timing, they all agreed the turbine needs to be stopped from running when it casts a shadow over nearby residences, causing a flicker effect.
Windham police officer retires after 37 years of service This is a job where you get a lot of self-satisfaction and self-fulfillment, Capt. Jim Boudreau said.
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WINDHAM Growing up in Weymouth, Massachusetts, as the son of a lifelong firefighter, Jim Boudreau said he always knew he wanted a career in public service but “I didn’t necessarily know I’d become a police officer.”
On Dec. 17, Boudreau retired from the Windham Police Department with over 37 years of experience under his belt.
When he joined the Windham department in May of 1983, things looked very different, he said. It was an 11-man force and the department itself was only 7 years old.