Selectmen have scheduled a public hearing on March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Old Hammondtown School Auditorium to allow residents to present their thoughts, opinions and ask questions about a proposed residential pier planned for 3 Goodspeed Island.

The meeting will be held under the provisions of the Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act, Chapter 91 Licensing.

The pier is to be constructed by the property owners, Daniel and Laurie Darosa, and will be 245 feet long, with an additional 45 foot perpendicular extension on the seaward end. Fifty-three feet of the pier would be constructed upon the coastal beach, and 183 feet would extend from the mean high water line into Mattapoisett Harbor.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Waterways, will have personnel present at the Public Hearing to listen to comments.

Those presenting comments at this hearing are suggested to submit, along with their oral comments, a written copy that can be left with the DEP officials present at the hearing. Following the hearing, the DEP will accept written comments for a 20-day period.

For more information on the Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act, see the Code of Massachusetts Regulation written as 310 CMR 9.00 Massachusetts Waterways Regulations. It can be viewed on the Mass.gov website under Division of Waterways Chapter 91 Licensing.