The maintenance of Belshers Slipway will be the responsibility of the Quay Management Company, it was stated in correspondence with the residents’ association. Association official Roy Pickering had written seeking clarification after learning that there was no intention on the part of the DevonCounty Council to adopt the slipway. Roy asked the Management Company: Who will bear the costs of maintenance and insurance when the slipway has been finished and Eagle One departs the site? Chris Fayers, who administers the Management Company, pointed out that Belshers was a B.O.A.T. (by-way open to all traffic), which meant it was a highway but not maintainable at public expense. He said there was never any intention that the county council would adopt the slipway and maintain it. “It has always been intended that the maintenance and insurance costs of Belshers Slipway would be a matter for the Quay Management Company in much the same way as the public walkways are,” said Mr Fayers. “The costs of bringing Belshers Slipway up to its finished standard will be borne solely by Eagle One as part of the development costs. The Quay Management Company will be responsible for maintenance of the by-way as far as the gap in the sea wall. Beyond the sea wall, the slipway is on land owned by East Devon District Council and will be their responsibility.” Mr Fayers said their original work on the slipway had been stopped by local protesters. “Our original design was at a height to mitigate against the build-up of sand on the concrete. “However, we subsequently applied for planning consent to allow for the height of the slipway to be raised so that the concrete of the slipway would be more at a level to where the sand is now (approx. 10 to 12 inches higher). He said recent talks with the county council had been about the surface of the slipway. “We had intended that the slipway would be made from concrete and block paving, but we have now considered with the council that we will use concrete from the top of the slipway to the hole in the wall. Bollards will be placed on the slipway to provide an area for pedestrians.” He said it was thought the completion of the slipway would reduce the use of 4X4’s and jet ski trailers as it would be narrower.