By  Peter C. Bingham and Kristi Norcross, Co-Chairs 2025 Boat Launch Initiative 

In 2023, the Taylor Pond Association Board established a committee to explore options for boat access to Taylor Pond, co-chaired by Peter Bingham and Kristi Norcross. The committee has been researching alternatives and is hoping to establish launch access exclusive to Taylor Pond residents/property owners. Following a spring online survey, a productive in-person community forum was held last summer. The forum confirmed that while residents were highly concerned about launch access, they were also flexible about the form that access might take and overwhelmingly supportive of a solution that minimizes threats to the pond’s ecology and water quality. 

Taylor Pond residents have relied on a private boat launch on Sunrise Lane for many years. That launch closed permanently to regular watercraft launching at the conclusion of the 2024 boating season. The Cyr family graciously allowed limited scheduled launch access for two days this spring. On those dates, volunteers monitored the launching of 60 watercraft. Users made donations to use the launch, which Greg Cyr generously donated toward the development of a permanent boat launch. 

There is a clear demand for pond residents to have a permanent access point to launch watercraft, as well as a need for public safety craft to reliably access the pond. At the time of publication, Taylor Pond Association is actively meeting with Taylor Pond Yacht Club on potential access to their boat launch, which has yet to be constructed. We have proposed a model with limited spring and fall access for TPA members who are Taylor Pond residents. We are hopeful that this proposal will be mutually beneficial for the Taylor Pond Community.  

We will have a more complete update for the Annual Meeting in August or earlier if possible. We will keep members informed through email and Taylor Pond Ripples on Facebook.