b"C H A P T E R F I VEHaving put the septic-inspection regulation into action, FCW was not about to sit back and applaud itself. In Martha Stones memory -generally known as a superior onewe said to ourselves, 'What shall we do next? The new direction came from lawyer John Kimball, Joans husband.Why dont you work on a harbor plan, he suggested. That was just the gentle push that his wife and Mrs. Stone needed.We went to a meeting on Beacon Hill, recalls Mrs. Stone, and came back to Chatham with a 'red book telling what a harbor plan was and how a town goes about developing one.Red book in hand, the two women then headed for a Waterways Committee meeting. When their turn came, they explained their thinking that initiating a harbor plan had a lot of merit. Initially, committeemen had contrary views. Mrs. Stone heard such comments of theirs as: We already have copies of the red book, and It would cost too much to develop a plan, and We dont know who would serve on the committee. Another sound of skepticism came from builder Harvey Huetter, U. S. Naval Academy graduate and a future selectman. Our harbors been here for 300 years, Mrs. Stone remembers him saying, and there never was a plan. I dont see why we need one now.FCW was not easily dissuaded. At a meeting in August 1987, Friends president Batchelder, rarely shy about taking sides on an issue, stated that, as reported in The Chronicle, it behooves the town to have its own plan for the towns protection, rather than accept state oversight.It was clear how the whole FCW board felt about the matter. Minutes of the August 1987 board meeting reflected that. Secretary Maureen Vokey, an Englishwoman by birth, used English spelling to note that directors felt Harbour management policy is very necessary, and there is none in this town.The Waterways Committee may have had misgivings at the outset, but by September 1988, Chairman Richard Miller appointed a subcommittee to concentrate on harbor planning. Its makeup came from the communities of fishermen, boaters, marina owners, waterfront property owners, and conservation groups.Its co-chairmen: native son Dave Ryder, lifelong fisherman and admired three- term selectman, and Kurt Hellfach, part-time Chatham vacationer for years and full-time resident since 1987, who, before his retirement, had worked directly for G. E. chairman Jack Welch on strategic planning. Hellfach, later a director and president of FCW, could see how wise it was to pick Ryder as co-chairman. At first, locals, especially fishermen, were highly suspicious, says Hellfach.Appointing Ryder really lent credibility to the selectmen.Even his presence there. Hes a very quiet kind of person, but when he speaks, people listen and he has64"