<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2v3Dd1_1GxzIa7200" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2v3Dd1_1GxzIa7200" width="750" height="420" ><figcaption>The Select Board banned jet skis on Pillings Pond during its latest meeting. (Spenser Hasak)</figcaption></figure>At the November meeting, the Select Board voted to ban the use of personal motorized watercraft vessels, such as jet skis, on Pillings Pond.The exact description of personal motorized watercraft vessels was stated as anything operated by a propeller or water jet pump. The official amendment to Chapter 184 reads as follows.“One, for the purpose of this section, personal watercraft shall include any motorized vessel propelled by a water jet pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor propulsion,” Select Board Vice Chair Richard Dalton, read. “Designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling rather than within the vessel … shall include but not be limited to, jet skis, wave runners, WaveJammer, Wet Jet, Sea-Doo, SurfJets, wet bikes, or similar vessels.” The Select Board has the authority to implement a ban such as this through Chapter 184 Article 1 of the Rules and Regulations of Pillings Pond (section 84-1), stating the Select Board has authority to “provide standards for all activities on Pillings Pond.”This ban will only pertain to those watercrafts that use this type of machinery and will not be affecting the use of watercrafts such as canoes, which typically are not driven across the pond and tend to stay static. The argument for the banning of jet skis had less to do with issues of noise for the residents in that area, although this was taken seriously into consideration by the Select Board, and more to do with the complex issues of erosion that has become a major concern on Pilling Pond. The erosion seen on Pillings Pond is not entirely the fault of jet skis, but due to the nature of the machinery, jet skis are not helping it. “There’s a lot more causing that erosion.” Chair of the Select Board, Alexis Leahy said. “I think there’s some invasive species there but also some question about who’s responsible for what when things fall into the pond off a property.” The Select Board discussed how this ban would be policed and what the best path forward might be in terms of helping residents understand why this decision was made. “What our level of expectation on policing it, I think is going to be a real challenge,” Leahy said. “It’s going to rely heavily on the folks there.” Lynnfield Town Administrator Robert Dolan suggested the use of heavy signage as a way to mitigate confusion as a the ban, or prohibition as it is stated in the official motion, and ensure Lynnfield residents are as aware as possible. “If the vote is to ban jet skis, we put signage all around to make it clear, that’s the first thing we do.” Dolan said. “We try to educate as best we can. The police would have to enforce this. We could look at increasing fines or a lower fine first offense, bigger fine second offense. We’d have to do that at a town meeting.”The Select Board discussed looking at models of other ponds that have banned these types of motorized vehicles to see how they could best implement the ban. The Board will continue the discussion on how the roll out of the ban will begin and what residents should look out for. While an official decision was made to ultimately ban the usage of jet skis at this meeting, there will be more discussions that need to happen over the next few months between board members and residents to clarify and educate. Within the town of Lynnfield’s legislation, the ban will add a new section 19 and amend the existing Section 17 adding a 17D section. For more questions about the jet ski ban on Pillings Pond, Lynnfield residents can reach out to one or all of their Select Board members through the official website.</div></body>

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At the November meeting, the Select Board voted to ban the use of personal motorized watercraft vessels, such as jet skis, on Pillings Pond. The exact description of personal motorized watercraft vessels was stated as anything operated by a propeller or water jet pump. The official amendment to Chapter 184 reads as follows.

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At the November meeting, the Select Board voted to ban the use of personal motorized watercraft vessels, such as jet skis, on Pillings Pond. The exact desc

Jet skis banned on Pillings Pond

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