The town finally cleared the dredging. We start work on the channel next week.
October 12, 2019
Final supporters
Outermost Harbor Marine, located at 83 Seagull Road, is looking for support from the Town of Chatham. We need the town’s help with the following items:
- Assistance in expediting our dredging project
- Moving our position on the County’s Dredging schedule to an emergency priority place
- Economic assistance for the public town-owned channel
The channel leading into Outermost Harbor is a public town-owned channel that serves a large number of Chatham residents, visiting tourists, and Local Emergency Responders. We, OHM, have taken it upon ourselves to try to maintain the channel this past year, but are now at the point where we need your support and assistance.
Outermost Harbor Marine has over 1,000 customers each year that come to use the marina and have been severely affected by the shoaling issues. Our customers come to Chatham for boating, fishing, and beaching. This year their experience has been impaired and some customers are re-thinking Chatham and look at other destinations. Our goal is to keep all of our customers, if we lose customers, the Town of Chatham loses them as well. Chatham doesn’t have enough marine facilities as it is to support our local economy, let alone losing one. Chatham has always, and will always, thrive off of our boating community.
Many of the First Responders in the area use the OHM facilities for safety purposes. Without Outermost, the emergency response times are, and will continue to be, severely lengthened. Those responders include the United States Coast Guard, Chatham Harbor Master, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham Police Department, Chatham Beach Patrol, Tow Boat US, and others.
Many of the restrictions we have faced impede our ability to maintain the channel. We have been fighting an uphill battle with not only the dredging but also when and where we are allowed to work. Without the restrictions and some help from the town we would have a much more effective dredging operation.
We are all in support of having Chatham, the Selectman, and all of the various town departments get behind this petition to make sure the Public Channel in front of Outermost Harbor Marine is kept open. Please assist OHM by relaxing some of the restrictions, expediting processes, changing some priorities for the County Dredge and providing some economic participation.
Again, we have been serving the Chatham community for 60+ years- all we’re asking for is to continue to keep our boating community happy and for them to remain boating in Chatham. We thank you for your support of Outermost Harbor Marine.
KEEP OHM’S CHANNEL OPEN
YOU can all assist OHM by signing this petition. We need your help with the Town of Chatham. We need the town to relax some of the restrictions, help expedite the process, change the priorities for the County Dredge, and provide some economic participation.
Outermost Harbor Marina will be going before the Board of Selectman to seek their support for these items. All those affected, if you would be so kind as to sign this letter in support of all of our mutual interests.
Thank you for your support!
Updates
August 5, 2019
Two hundred and fifty names on the list. The town officials are finally paying attention.
Reached 250 supporters
August 4, 2019
August 2, 2019
100 signatures reached. This proves the town cannot ignore our channel any longer.
Reached 100 supporters
August 2, 2019
134 Comments
I'm a town resident. I live at 92 Dairy St. I can't understand how the town can claim this waterway as it's property...yet refuse to assist the situation with it's dredge or economic assistance.
It is imperative that First Responders have access to any and all means of getting to where they are needed. Old Harbor Marine is extremely important to the Community as well as to summer residents and visitors to the town. Please support OHM in their dredging efforts.
In the present conditions, the window for the use of our boat is narrowed to approximately 3 hours per day around high tide. Outside of that window, it is often even too shallow to kayak. Please allow OHM to dredge to keep our channel and access to the bay and ocean open.
Accessing remote beaches, fishing off Monomoy are some of the main reasons I come to Chatham. The status of the channel is severely limiting this activity and could put stranded boaters trying to get back into the harbor at risk in the event of bad weather. Please allow dredging of the channel.
Please prioritize the dredging of OHM. Although I do not dock my boat there currently, there is an extreme shortage of mornings and dockage within Chatham and OHM provides excellent facilities, employment for many people and a valuable service that enhances tourism to Chatham.
Chatham homeowner
OHM is very important to my family, as Chatham homeowners who value boating. As a community surrounded by water, Chatham homeowners with boats need dockage that can access the ocean. Dredging permission is critical for OHM at this time, and we respectfully request the town of Chatham grant OHM this important permit.
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The town finally cleared the dredging. We start work on the channel next week.
October 12, 2019
Final supporters
Outermost Harbor Marine, located at 83 Seagull Road, is looking for support from the Town of Chatham. We need the town’s help with the following items:
- Assistance in expediting our dredging project
- Moving our position on the County’s Dredging schedule to an emergency priority place
- Economic assistance for the public town-owned channel
The channel leading into Outermost Harbor is a public town-owned channel that serves a large number of Chatham residents, visiting tourists, and Local Emergency Responders. We, OHM, have taken it upon ourselves to try to maintain the channel this past year, but are now at the point where we need your support and assistance.
Outermost Harbor Marine has over 1,000 customers each year that come to use the marina and have been severely affected by the shoaling issues. Our customers come to Chatham for boating, fishing, and beaching. This year their experience has been impaired and some customers are re-thinking Chatham and look at other destinations. Our goal is to keep all of our customers, if we lose customers, the Town of Chatham loses them as well. Chatham doesn’t have enough marine facilities as it is to support our local economy, let alone losing one. Chatham has always, and will always, thrive off of our boating community.
Many of the First Responders in the area use the OHM facilities for safety purposes. Without Outermost, the emergency response times are, and will continue to be, severely lengthened. Those responders include the United States Coast Guard, Chatham Harbor Master, Chatham Fire Department, Chatham Police Department, Chatham Beach Patrol, Tow Boat US, and others.
Many of the restrictions we have faced impede our ability to maintain the channel. We have been fighting an uphill battle with not only the dredging but also when and where we are allowed to work. Without the restrictions and some help from the town we would have a much more effective dredging operation.
We are all in support of having Chatham, the Selectman, and all of the various town departments get behind this petition to make sure the Public Channel in front of Outermost Harbor Marine is kept open. Please assist OHM by relaxing some of the restrictions, expediting processes, changing some priorities for the County Dredge and providing some economic participation.
Again, we have been serving the Chatham community for 60+ years- all we’re asking for is to continue to keep our boating community happy and for them to remain boating in Chatham. We thank you for your support of Outermost Harbor Marine.
KEEP OHM’S CHANNEL OPEN
YOU can all assist OHM by signing this petition. We need your help with the Town of Chatham. We need the town to relax some of the restrictions, help expedite the process, change the priorities for the County Dredge, and provide some economic participation.
Outermost Harbor Marina will be going before the Board of Selectman to seek their support for these items. All those affected, if you would be so kind as to sign this letter in support of all of our mutual interests.
Thank you for your support!
Updates
August 5, 2019
Two hundred and fifty names on the list. The town officials are finally paying attention.
Reached 250 supporters
August 4, 2019
August 2, 2019
100 signatures reached. This proves the town cannot ignore our channel any longer.
Reached 100 supporters
August 2, 2019
134 Comments
OHM is truly an asset to Chatham, and has been a destination for our family for 20 years. Please provide them the support they need so they can continue to support the community and out of town visitors like us, who invest in the local economy every summer.
I'm a town resident. I live at 92 Dairy St. I can't understand how the town can claim this waterway as it's property...yet refuse to assist the situation with it's dredge or economic assistance.
It is imperative that First Responders have access to any and all means of getting to where they are needed. Old Harbor Marine is extremely important to the Community as well as to summer residents and visitors to the town. Please support OHM in their dredging efforts.
In the present conditions, the window for the use of our boat is narrowed to approximately 3 hours per day around high tide. Outside of that window, it is often even too shallow to kayak. Please allow OHM to dredge to keep our channel and access to the bay and ocean open.
Accessing remote beaches, fishing off Monomoy are some of the main reasons I come to Chatham. The status of the channel is severely limiting this activity and could put stranded boaters trying to get back into the harbor at risk in the event of bad weather. Please allow dredging of the channel.
Please prioritize the dredging of OHM. Although I do not dock my boat there currently, there is an extreme shortage of mornings and dockage within Chatham and OHM provides excellent facilities, employment for many people and a valuable service that enhances tourism to Chatham.
Chatham homeowner
OHM is very important to my family, as Chatham homeowners who value boating. As a community surrounded by water, Chatham homeowners with boats need dockage that can access the ocean. Dredging permission is critical for OHM at this time, and we respectfully request the town of Chatham grant OHM this important permit.
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OHM is truly an asset to Chatham, and has been a destination for our family for 20 years. Please provide them the support they need so they can continue to support the community and out of town visitors like us, who invest in the local economy every summer.