Wrangell's Planning and Zoning Committee had to postpone its monthly meeting scheduled for Feb. 12, citing a lack of quorum. The committee had previously struggled to meet late last fall, with a two-month gap between its September and December meetings.
In addition to holding off decisions on the committee's scheduled business, the delay inadvertently affected another committee's prerogatives as well.
Harbormaster Greg Meissner had been directed by the Port Commission at its Feb. 11 meeting to seek input from the committee on whether it would support allowing or otherwise rezoning the Shoemaker Bay Harbor parking lot or an adjacent property to allow boat storage.
Local resident Bernie Massin came to the commission meeting seeking support for the move, which he has been pursuing for the past decade.
“I've been trying to get stuff out there for years,” he said. Massin told commissioners objections to the idea had largely been aesthetic, with a number of guarantees and requirements desired before allowing the change.
“We need a place for more boat storage,” he told them Wednesday. “It's harbor space, it's not for the tourists.”
“An eyesore varies, person to person,” Meissner said. He told the commission he would seek Planning and Zoning's input on the idea.
“I think it's worth taking to them,” he said. “I'd rather jump on this sooner than later.”
The committee's next scheduled meeting is to be held March 12.
There is still a vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Committee. Anyone with an interest in applying can submit a letter of intent to the Borough Clerk's office at City Hall.
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