BOATOWNERS are fighting back against a local planning board’s bylaw amendment for not giving them the right to at-home boat storage when they need it most.
However, local officials disagree with the community members, arguing their priorities don’t necessarily align with giving seafaring homeowners what they want.
A Massachusetts town is currently in the process of enacting a bylaw amendment which would allow certain residents the right to store their boats in their driveways.
Those who qualify would need to pay $250 for a special permit to do so, and would only be able to park their boats in their driveways while on a registered trailer from April 1 to November 1 each year…