Business & Tech
Floating Bar Planned Near Memorial Bridge
The seasonal restaurant would be called "The Reef."
There's a plan for a floating bar near the Memorial Bridge.
It would be on a barge at the Badger's Island Marina in Kittery. The tentative name of the establishment is "The Reef," which would also serve food.
Owner Darren LaPierre and applicant Mike O’Neil went before the Kittery Planning Board Thursday. The board scheduled a site walk before deciding whether to approve it.
O'Neil told the board The Reef will be a seasonal restaurant.
The marina is behind a luxury condo complex at 27 Badger's Island West. It's next to a Weathervane seafood restaurant.
If approved, the restaurant would have parking in a lot across from the condos.
The owners of the bar have been posting updates on a Facebook page.
The site of the planned restaurant can be found in Lot 30 in the map above. The parking would be in Lot 38A.
The Memorial Bridge has been closed since 2011 for replacement. It's scheduled to reopen this month.
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