Where

Harbormaster's Conference Room
19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930

Online

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Scheduled until

9:00 PM

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What's on the agenda

The board will review the Harbor Master's season update and facility projects, hear a finance report on budget and fees, and discuss public facilities site visits and strategic priorities for the off season.

Agenda items

• Oral Communications
• Harbor Master report: Season 2026 update on bookings, staffing, revenue and expenses
• Schooner festival recap
• Magnolia Pier and ramp discussion
• St Peters timeline and use of boardwalk
• Other Harbor Master items
• Finance report: next budget cycle
• Fees discussed for change in next fiscal year
• Launch revenue
• Public Facilities report: site visits update (I4C2, St Peter's Public Doc/Landing, 112 Commercial Street)
• Strategic focus for public facilities
• I4C2 Planks Project update
• Discussion of strategic direction and off season priorities: financial, staffing, board makeup, and where to focus limited resources
• Discussion items not reasonably anticipated by the Chairperson, per M.G.L, CH. 30A, Sec. 18-25

Read the full agenda

Transcribed by AI from the city's PDF. Check the original before relying on it.

CITY CLERK GLOUCESTER. MA 2026 OCT -2 PM 12:06

Notice of Public Meeting

City of Gloucester

Waterways Board

October 6, 2026, 6:00 PM

Harbor Master Conference Room –

Gloucester, MA 01930

The public is welcome to attend in person.

Zoom link to access the meeting remotely is also available:

Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection

Agenda

1. Oral Communications
2. Approval of Minutes – July 2026
3. Harbor Master report

a. Season 2026 update – bookings, staffing revenue and expenses b. Schooner festival recap c. Magnolia Pier and ramp discussion d. St Peters timeline, use of boardwalk e. Any other HM items

4. Finance report

a. Next budget cycle b. Fees that were discussed for change in next fiscal year. c. Launch revenue

5. Public Facilities report –

a. Site visits update ( I4C2, St Peter's Public Doc/Landing, 112 Commercial Street) b. Strategic focus for public Facilities. c. I4C2 Planks Project Update

6. Discussion of strategic direction. Off season priorities

a. Financial b. Staffing c. Board makeup d. Where to focus limited resources

7. Discussion items that were not reasonably anticipated by the Chairperson, In accordance with M.G.L, CH. 30A, Sec. 18-25

8. Adjourn

• Agenda on the city website (opens in new tab) · PDF, 49 KB
• Saved copy of the agenda (opens in new tab) · saved October 3, 2026

The city posted this as a scanned image. The full text above is a readable version.

Source

This meeting on the City of Gloucester calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Gloucester Publick on October 3, 2026.