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The dredging for the Carnegie Harbor Village marina was finished 2/21 which was six days overdue.The original completion date was the 15th but the developers were granted a six day extension.They were also caught and fined a paltry $2500 for illegal dumping of dredge in the King's Grant subdivision.
According to project manager Stephen Corridan the marina itself will host 41 slips that can accommodate boats up to 74ft long.Paths are supposed to be provided for public access to the beach as well as a public boat ramp.
Bob Driscoll says its a "win-win" situation for the town.I'm not so sure about that.
Its to bad most Portsmouth residents didn't stand up and take close notice of what was going on under their noses sooner because now its to late.What it comes down to in the end is that a large portion of Portsmouth coastline has been lost to special interests(developers) and the almighty $$$.
With all that being said if anyone believes they'll actually have access to this portion of the shoreline is fooling themselves.All property between Carnegie Abbey and the old Weyerhauser is privately owned and with prospective Harbor Village owners like Madonna our rights will be secondary.The Right of Ways are already there but you haven't been able to park legally anywhere on West Shore Rd. or Willow Lane in years.There is very little to none in the way of parking on Cory's lane now.
I lived on West Shore Rd. for years so I was lucky.I had access by virtue of living there.
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