City of Powell River staff will create a policy regarding the pump-out station in the south boat harbour.
At the February 6 city council meeting, councillor Cindy Elliott asked if the pump-out station was existing infrastructure or something that needed to be installed. Director of infrastructure Tor Birtig said it is an existing pump out station. He said currently, it is used for moorage, at times, but that has led to issues where a boat is moored in that location when somebody wants to pump out their vessel.
“We’re moving toward having it reserved solely for pump out purposes,” said Birtig. “I guess the drawback is that we will lose out on 40 feet of available moorage, but it does provide security for having that pump out available. We’ve heard stories where somebody has come to pump out and there has been a boat on that dock overnight.”
Councillor George Doubt moved that the motion be deferred so staff could provide a report for council to give full consideration to all the details.
“We should have a report and maybe get a drawing of the harbour so everyone knows where dock 11 is and where that 40 feet is, and how exactly that fits into the dynamics of the harbour,” said Doubt. “We may want to consider other ideas, because I know that Lund harbour uses their pump-out station for emergency tie-ups.”
The motion to defer, however, was defeated.
Council carried the motion that council direct staff to create a policy regarding the pump-out station, stating 40 lineal feet at the end of dock 11 is reserved for the station and ensuring it be used and marketed to its fullest extent.
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