tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20232753.post-69811688064315042802008-02-11T09:41:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:42:09.008-05:00<strong>Avalon considers fee for seasonal storage of kayaks </strong><br />By BRIAN IANIERI Staff Writer, 609-463-6713 <br />Published: Saturday, February 9, 2008<br /><br />AVALON - The borough is considering charging $25 to store kayaks through the summer near a public access spot to the bay near 57th Street.<br />Avalon is building storage racks for kayaks, as well as Sunfish and Sailfish boats.<br /><br />Borough officials said previous storage of private kayaks there cluttered the area and could make them more susceptible to theft.<br /><br />The area had been used for years for people to keep their kayaks for a season, sometimes chaining them to a nearby fence and leaving them there, said Council President Joe Tipping.<br /><br />"People would chain these kayaks to the split-rail fence," Tipping said. 'But all you have to do with a split-rail fence is you can drop it away and take it. And those things are expensive," he said.<br /> <br />The area is a popular entranceway for recreational kayakers to the bay.<br />"It was getting a bit messy looking," said Borough Councilman Charles Covington. "It'll be a little more organized."<br /><br />Covington said the fee applies only to those who will store kayaks at the site.<br /><br />"The history of the thing is residents have been using that area for quite a number of years and just randomly putting their kayaks in there," Covington said.<br /><br />Avalon will limit the permits for kayaks to 90 in the area and 20 for the Sunfish and Sailfish.<br /><br />Permit holders must also sign a waiver and indemnification form for damage claims to the watercraft.<br /><br /><br />To e-mail Brian Ianieri at The Press:BIanieri@pressofac.comBarbara and Bob Fasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577543504228700164noreply@blogger.com