The DEP has the right to declare a moratorium on dock building. I think the larger common good would be served by not allowing the dock to be built. The DEP representatives put the responsibility back in the town's lap. The DEP can't invent something in the middle of a procedure. We operate according to the law, not to what we want to see in place.
People still have the right to wharf out.
It is the Gateway Commission's job to come up with specific standards. In many communities, the Harbor Manage-ment Commission adopts guidelines pertaining to docks. We are gathering input to consider modifications to the Harbor Management plan and we will have a public hearing to see what people want.