Fort Point Channel Operations Board Annual Meeting This Thursday

The Fort Point Channel Operations Board will be holding their annual meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 11 AM in the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf (280 Congress St). The public is welcome to attend. 

The agenda includes:

• Recap of Atlantic Wharf 2019 Annual Plan
• Presentation of Atlantic Wharf 2020 Annual Plan
• 2020 Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Grant Program

What is the Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Plan? To determine how to take better advantage of the Fort Point Channel's potential, the BPDA initiated a watersheet planning process with the Fort Point Channel Working Group and Fort Point Channel Abutters Group, which involved area residents, business owners and stakeholders. The resulting Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Plan envisions the channel as a location for a wide range of water’s edge and floating public uses, including piers, docks and landings for cultural attractions, recreational boating and sightseeing. The Plan also endeavors to seamlessly balance these public uses with the existing water-dependent uses along the Channel, including the Gillette Company, Barking Crab and Hook Lobster, as well as advancing water transportation initiatives. The activation goals and elements of the Plan have informed Municipal Harbor Plans specific to the area as well as state Chapter 91 Waterways licensing of projects along the Channel.

originally published 01.10.20