| Bay Colony Marina Monthly Board Meeting |
March Board of Directors Meeting; March 31, 2026
Approval and web posting of Minutes from the February 2026 Monthly Board Meeting held on March 2, 2026 (first Board meeting of 2026)
Attendees: D. Degidio, Darryl Bodnar, K. Moore, D. Shapiro.
Upfront Items for Information, Discussion, or Decision
- Gate and Restroom Codes. Selected a new four-digit code for the 2026 season. Put out in Slip Owner letter, Constant Contacts, and Annual Meeting
- 2026 repairs. Dock repairs started by PJ and crew
- Bay Colony POA construction – Bay Colony POA concluded the drainage work off Colony Drive and the Marina parking lot – parking lot paved on Monday
- Parking lot striping –parking lot line striping in Spring 2026, ICW Bay Colony POA line striping; Matt’s Paving
- No additional updates from insurance company on liability issue
2026 Board of Director Positions and Election
- Current Board of Director positions for 2026 boating year
- President – Don Degidio
- Vice President – Darryl Bodnar
- Secretary – David Shapiro
- Treasurer – Keith Moore
- At-Large – Peter Hekl
- President Emeritus – Bill Hoyle
- Board of Directors Election Summary
- 2027 Election for 2028, 2029, 2030: 2ea positions open (Keith and David)
- 2026 Election for 2027, 2028, 2029: 2ea positions open (Don and Michael)
- 2025 Election for 2026, 2027, 2028: David and Peter
- 2024 Election for 2025, 2026, 2027: Keith and Michael
- 2023 Election for 2024, 2025, 2026: Don
- 2022 Election for 2023, 2024, 2025: David and Peter
- Mail out 2027 Annual Letter, Ballots, Treasurer’s report, 2026 Rules and Regulations
- Date for the 2026 Annual Meeting; Wednesday, May 20, 6:30-8:00PM
Marina Financial Update
- Review late annual assessment list
- Review the Marina Monthly Budget spreadsheet
- Provide Slip transactions update
- Slips sold
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- New Slip Owner addresses
- Welcome email sent to new Slip Owners (David)
- Add email to Constant Contact List (Don)
- Slip sales – totals
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- 2026 – 5ea (F-10, F-11, F-15, H-9, C-13)
- 2025 – 9ea
- 2024 – 11ea
- 2023 – 10ea
- 2022 – 21ea
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Marina Replacement Committee – MRC
- TBD – Marina site visit with Jissen & Dunn
- TBD – Meeco Sullivan visit to Marina
- Reviewing Capital Improvement loan information with banks
- Marina Replacement proposals
- previous proposal August 2020 at $3.8M by Dissen & Juhn/Meeco Sullivan
- previous proposal May 2023 at $4.35M by Dissen & Juhn/Meeco Sullivan
- 2026 proposal; January 2026 $4.7M by Dissen & Juhn/Meeco Sullivan
- Select one General Contractor (GC) – Dissen & Juhn
- GC control Sub-contractors, to include Meeco Sullivan
- GC take care of Federal and State permits
- Draft a shorter Marina Replacement Survey on potential way forward
- Prepare planning and program timeline of Marina Replacement; e.g. State and Federal permits, bank loans, Slip Owner assessments, etc.
Marina Maintenance Update
- Completed Maintenance
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- PJ (Carpenter) started 2026 dock repairs – floats; triangles, aluminum covering (budgeted for 2026 repairs)
- Conducted safety inspection and set-up maintenance repairs of docks and Marina
- Secured and refurbished Summer buoys and chains – both Summer buoys eye-hooks welded
- New and Ongoing Maintenance
- Renewed 2026 maintenance contracts – repair, lawn, and cleaning
- Re-trim around Marina basin (JUN and Don)
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- Mark Pedestals that need bulbs replaced and Marina Office building light bulbs
- PJ (carpentry) continue dock repairs through April
- Water to the docks turn-on scheduled for week of April 13-17
- Turn water on to Marina Office week of April 13-17
- Put out Summer buoys in April
Marina Business Update
- Previous Business
- 2025 Marina incidents
- F-42 boating accident – did not find boat that was involved in accident
- Updating master files and display board
- Updated Board of Director sheet and 2026 Rules and Regulations and posted them to bulletin boards
- 2025 Marina incidents
- New and Ongoing Business
- Select new Dock Boxes for Marina – Slip Owner purchase directly from company selected
- May/June 2026 – Host Delaware Boater Safety Course by the USCG Auxiliary Indian River Station. Cost is $30 per student. Include an Indian River Inlet familiarization portion for new Owners/Renters. POC USCGA Jack Gallagher, and Slip G-10 Renter, and Michael (Board POC)
- Dockmaster Tom returns for 2026 boating season April 17-18
- Meeting Tuesday, March 31, with two Board members of the Marina at Peppers Creek to share ideas
- Attend town meeting hosted by Seagrass Plantation on Monday, April 20, 3:00pm, at the Bethany Coastal Shore Library regarding shore erosion around Indian River Inlet Bay
- Slips for Rent and Sale on Marina website
- 11 x Slips for Rent; B-31 $5,750, C-11 $5,500, C-21 $6,000, E-1 $5,800, F-2 $5,000, F-6 $5,000, F-13 $5,100, F-31 $5,000, G-31 $5,000, G-33 $6,000, H-27 $4,900
- 5 x Slips for Sale; A-6 $67.5K, C-5 $65.9; C-13 $59.5K (pending), F-22 $64.9K, H-9 $62K
- Constant Contact emails to send out
- New OSTD Coordinator
- Water turn-on
- MRC survey/update
- Annual meeting – Wednesday, May 20, 6:30-8:00pm
- Marina Dredge Update
- New dredge period September – December 2026
- Dredge Permit Consultant;, Verdantas – David Small, PE, and Savannah Budka, EiT
- Dredge Company – Clarke Droney, Millville, DE
- Locked in for dredging work September – December 2026
- Dredge price is $45 – $55 per yd. Estimated at 4,000 yds. of dredge material to remove; estimated total is $180K – $220K
- Next step is to develop and sign contract
- Dredge material spoil site – Land owner – Chris Magee, Frankford, DE
- Locked in for disposal site for September – December 2026
- Contracted on April 3, 2025, made a deposit of $10K
- Price is $10 per yd. (4,000 yds. x $10 = $40K)
- State and Federal Permits submitted. Federal permit approved, awaiting State permit approval.
- Conduct bathymetric study in 2026 prior to and at the conclusion of dredging
Future Business
- Continue to track Bay Colony Lot L-22 landscape agreement with the Marina
Next Monthly Board meetings and Special Board Meeting;
- TBD – Kent Island, MD, New Marina site visit with Jissen & Dunn and Meeco Sullivan
- TBD – Meeco Sullivan visit to Marina (Ben Edwards)
- April 20, Monday, 3:00PM, Seagrass Plantation meeting on Shore Erosion, South Coastal Library, Bethany. Bay Colony HOA attending as well, this is an information meeting (Don)
- April 28, Tuesday, 9:00AM, Board meeting
- May 20, Wednesday, May 20, 6:30-8:00PM, 2026 Annual Meeting
- May 26, Tuesday, 9:00AM, Board meeting
- June 30, Tuesday, 9:00AM, Board meeting
- July 28, Tuesday, 9:00AM, Board meeting
- August 25, Tuesday, 9:00AM, Board meeting
Next Marina Replacement Committee (MRC) Meeting; TBD