Posted as requested by Keith.
Thanks Alan. Can you post this on the sboacc.org web page on the
discussion board this is a great story. Thanks Keith
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From: Alan Collette <aacollette@yahoo.com>
To: rcanevazzi@town.dennis.ma.us <rcanevazzi@town.dennis.ma.us>;
dtrepte@town.dennis.ma.us <dtrepte@town.dennis.ma.us>;
harbormaster@town.dennis.ma.us <harbormaster@town.dennis.ma.us>;
Gattozzi, Keith <Keith.Gattozzi@fmr.com>
Sent: Wed Jul 07 07:07:22 2004
Subject: Parking on July 2, 2004
Gentlemen, last year you might recall the horrid
parking situation at Sesuit the night of the
fireworks.
A number of us wrote letters and complained that we
were denied entry to our slips as early as 4:00 pm
that night. Some of us attended a waterways meeting
to voice our concerns.
It is refreshing and comforting that democracy works
and the concerns of the people are listened to and
addressed in the town of Dennis.
The nignt of July 2 2004 was a completely different
situation. Members of the beach and harbor staff
diligently and vigilantly stood by the gate and
through their hard efforts assured that those of us
with slips who wanted to be on the dock that night
were able to park vehicles successfully. In fact,
there was parking available right up until 9:00 P.M.
I certainly don't want to speak for anyone, but I can
assure you the efforts put forth that night were
recognized by some 100-150 or so people who were on
the dock. Truly, there were many accolades passed out
verbally that night recognizing what had been
accomplished. Many of us couldn't believe what had
taken place. We were quite astonished to say the
least.
I personnally would like to commend the efforts put
forth by Ray Lecke and Ed Tierney, and the two young
gentlemen whose names escape me who work the gate. It
is apparent these individuals recognize the need to
provide parking for slip lessees and are trying their
best to accomplish that task.
I would like to say that weekends continue to pose a
challenge to parking. This past weekend the lot was
virtually full by mid to late morning. There
continues to be heavy use which is barring on occasion
those of us with slips from parking. My wife had a
diffult time, but again with help from one of the
attendants she was able to get in, buy I know there
were significant problems that day.
I know the attendants try their hardest to detect who
is parking in the lot and for what purpose. There are
three surrounding entities with activities requiring
parking. Those would be the Town of Dennis with
Harbor Road beach, the Dennis Yacht Club, and
Northside Marina. I suspect that parking is tight in
those lots, and it only costs $10 to get a season pass
to the town lot.
I strongly recommend that a comprehensive review of
the parking situation at Sesuit be undertaken between
now and next season in order to provide for adequate
parking for slip lessees and in order to make it
easier for town personnel to manage a difficult
situation.
Thank you all for your time and efforts put forth.
A final thank you to the Northside Marina. Many of us
on the dock appreciate sincerely the selfless
generosity of an organization willing to undertake
this effort and on more than one occasion that night
it was mentioned we had just seen the best fireworks
show ever on Cape Cod.
Alan Collette
Slip 27 W
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