thamesS23
Well-Known Member
saw this press release on a cookham website
"Illegally moored boats on the Thames at Maidenhead are set to be tackled by the Royal Borough following concerns from residents and visitors.
Complaints have been received about a number of boats of various sizes which people say are spoiling the picturesque stretch of river between Maidenhead Bridge and Boulters Lock – an area which attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Now the Council is determined to take action against those moored illegally on borough-owned parts of the riverbank and also work with the Environment Agency – the body responsible for regulating mooring points on the river – to put procedures in place for the removal of all unlicensed craft.
Cllr Simon Dudley, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services, said: “People living in and visiting this part of Maidenhead are totally fed up with the way these boats, some of them apparently abandoned, are ruining a beautiful stretch of the Thames. They have been very tolerant for a long time but enough is enough and the Council intends to take action to clear the river.
“Investigations so far have shown a complex pattern of ownership of moorings and riverbank but we are in close liaison with the Environment Agency and are confident that we can not only take action where boats are moored illegally on Council property but also find ways of resolving other issues that people have complained about.”
A report to Cabinet on Monday 27 June sets out an action plan for sorting out the moorings issues, including getting clarification on moorings rights and ownership.
The Council also plans to investigate the possibility of introducing moorings charges for all Council-controlled river banks.
A progress report will be taken to the Cabinet meeting on Thursday 29 September."
"Illegally moored boats on the Thames at Maidenhead are set to be tackled by the Royal Borough following concerns from residents and visitors.
Complaints have been received about a number of boats of various sizes which people say are spoiling the picturesque stretch of river between Maidenhead Bridge and Boulters Lock – an area which attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Now the Council is determined to take action against those moored illegally on borough-owned parts of the riverbank and also work with the Environment Agency – the body responsible for regulating mooring points on the river – to put procedures in place for the removal of all unlicensed craft.
Cllr Simon Dudley, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services, said: “People living in and visiting this part of Maidenhead are totally fed up with the way these boats, some of them apparently abandoned, are ruining a beautiful stretch of the Thames. They have been very tolerant for a long time but enough is enough and the Council intends to take action to clear the river.
“Investigations so far have shown a complex pattern of ownership of moorings and riverbank but we are in close liaison with the Environment Agency and are confident that we can not only take action where boats are moored illegally on Council property but also find ways of resolving other issues that people have complained about.”
A report to Cabinet on Monday 27 June sets out an action plan for sorting out the moorings issues, including getting clarification on moorings rights and ownership.
The Council also plans to investigate the possibility of introducing moorings charges for all Council-controlled river banks.
A progress report will be taken to the Cabinet meeting on Thursday 29 September."
