b'C H A P T E R F I V ESoon after, committee members began looking at several other projects. One had to do with all town landings. What were they suitable for? How adequate was parking? Were improvements and expansion called for?Then, secondly, W A. C. set about the formidable task of doing a complete re-write of the waterways bylaw. The committee also shared some of the load with FCW in bringing off the Towns purchase of OMBY. In that connection, advises Richard Hiscock,The Friends, primarily Batch, was key in this effort.He negotiated the deal .and we used the Waterways Committee as the vehicle to promote the proposal.Discussions about re-writing the waterways bylaw had begun in July 1984, and a good part of the focus was on Stage Harbor. In late 1983, when the Town set The committees 1984 Town Report explainedup the Waterways Advisory why: The area of the greatest concern in committee, Richard C.volves waterways activities on the increasinglyHiscock was named its chaircrowded Stage Harbor. man.More recently, he was a In its re-write, W A. C. took up otherleading advocate of banning issues, such as posting speed areas in the harbor,Personal Watercraft (or Jet Skis) on waters such as Pleasbarring certain activities in the entrance channel,ant Bay.Provided by R. Hiscock.creation of two mooring-free zones, and mooring regulations. Some of these same matters would be examined once more when drafting a Stage Harbor Management Plan (SHMP) got rolling in earnest a few years later. But in 1983 and 1984, FSHW was busy enough with other commitments. In future time, it would add its energies to devising an up-to-date plan for managing Stage Harbor and contributing water courses.FCW Takes an OarThe year 1986 was gathering speed. FCWs first major initiative, the septic-system inspection regulation, had gone into effect. Working together, Joan Kimball,Batchelder, and Martha Stone had successfully shepherded (Mrs. Stones words) the Board of Health through the process of instituting that rulingagainst some impediments. One was the health offices lack of staff. It had no secretary, so Sue Wilmot of FCWs board agreed to be its volunteer secretary, remaining on deck there for almost a year.63'