Votes at a glance: Port Wardens approve chair, minutes and multiple shoreline/mooring permits

Elections and procedural votes

- Chair: John Sutton was elected chair by voice vote following nominations from board members. The transcript records multiple ayes and at least one abstention.
- Minutes: The board approved the minutes of 04/09/2026 by voice vote.

Permit and mooring votes

- Schmidt pier permit (5023 Hell's Half Acre): The board voted to approve the reconstruction permit, with at least two members recorded as voting in favor and one member recorded as opposed. The board instructed staff to confirm Army Corps and MDE documentation before final permit issuance.
- Cordell piling permit: Approved as a new application after the prior permit expired.
- Allen Campbell mooring: Approved; if awarded the mooring will be reassigned a new number and staff will issue the permit.

Adjournment

- The meeting was adjourned following a motion and second.

Notes on vote counts and documentation: The transcript records voice votes but sometimes does not capture every member’s explicit ‘‘aye’’ or ‘‘nay’’; where the record is partial the article notes that the transcript documents at least the stated ayes and nays. Staff follow-up items include verifying Army Corps and MDE approvals and including drafted code edits in the next packet for public review.