Boat owners could be fined for overstaying on moorings in March and Whittlesey under new proposals to tackle river users who ignore local bye-laws.
Access to the Council’s River Nene moorings is free of charge for 36 hours, but last year several boats overstayed the restrictions in March for a considerable length of time.
Local residents and March Town Council raised the issue with Fenland District Council, which owns the moorings, as it prevented other boaters from being able to access the busy moorings and was having a potentially negative impact on tourism for the town and local businesses.
Now Fenland District Council has launched a consultation on proposals to adopt a civil law approach to the way it manages its moorings and enforces the visitor mooring period.
To see the whole document and to make a comment visit FDC’s website
http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/12946/Council-seeks-views-on-moorings-management
