Timeline
The Friends of Bassing Beach have assembled the following timeline by reviewing all the published minutes from the Scituate Board of Selectman Meetings and the Shellfish Advisory Committee Meetings. For each notation we have included the year, a headline and relevant details. We have also included a link to the published minutes with the relevant information being highlighted in orange.
The FOBB have included an end of year summary, noting inconsistencies in the Board of Selectman decisions and illogical rulings.
It is always been our opinion that they creation of the Shellfish Advisory Committee and its impact on the BOS is both illogical and unethical. We can see no benefit to the town in any way.
As noted on 11/20/2019 a Scituate Oyster Farm will “generate no property tax, no significant new jobs and not much by way of money spent in the local economy”
2013 - BOS Meeting Minutes
Oyster Farm Concept Rejected by Town Officials
Jamie Davenport proposes commercial oyster farming to Harbormaster Mark Patterson (retired) and former Town Administrator Patricia Vinchesi--both reject the idea
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October 2, 2018 BOS Meeting Minutes
North River Location Rejected
Bassing Beach is proposed, when asked about the North River or Spit, it is rejected. Mr. Dimeo notes “the river would be a harder sell”
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December 4, 2018 BOS Meeting Minutes
Candidates for SAC Listed
David Dauphinee, Jamie Davenport, Scott Harrington, Jeff Palmer and John Tedeschi are all applicants and have stated they will seek a plot through the application process.
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March 19, 2019 BOS Meeting Minutes
Selectman Shawn Harris is appointed BOS liaison to the Shellfish Advisory Committee
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September 17, 2019 BOS Meeting Minutes
Money and Transferability are the Sticking Points
SAC members want to have the ability to transfer licenses, the Waterway Commission is against this rule
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September 18, 2018 BOS Meeting Minutes
Oyster Farm Concept Re-Presented to Board of Selectmen
Jamie Davenport and John Tedeschi present to new BOS. Terms Used: “Great for the community”; North River Dismissed as possible location
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November 6, 2018 BOS Meeting Minutes
Shellfish Advisory Committee is formed
Selectman Shaun Harris asks if commercial fisherman siting on the committee is a “conflict of interest” since Davenport will seek a license. Item is not discussed
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December 18, 2018 BOS Meeting Minutes
Candidates for SAC Reviewed By BOS
Susan Harrison, Jamie Davenport and Jeff Palmer are appointed to the Shellfish Advisory Committee for a term of three years.
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July 23, 2019 BOS Meeting Minutes
SAC Announces Application is Complete
To be submitted to Waterways to get approval and then sent to BOS for approval
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September 18, 2019 Waterways Commission Meeting Minutes
Transferability Is the Main Topic
The commission appears to be torn on the idea of transferability. All of the interested parties, who have expressed interest in applying for a license want the transfer option, while those who have no financial benefit are less inclined to allow it.
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