Paul Quest, spokesman, Dart Leisure Boats Owners Association, writes: I write as spokesman for the Dart Leisure Boat Owners Association, which is a recognised stakeholder group for the Dart Harbour Navigation Authority. We are very concerned that a number of the facilities that make this river so appealing to sailors and harbour users are under threat because South Ham Council, including the local councillors, are dragging their heels on maintaining them. I would like to mention a few. The first is the drying out grid on the north embankment, where vessels can be dried out and cleaned. DHNA charges a small fee in return for maintaining this facility ­regularly. However, it is owned by South Hams Council, which has even suggested it might be closed down. Likewise the essential supply of electricity failed some time ago. DHNA has offered to make a substantial financial contribution towards its replacement, but it seems that the district council has pulled out of any funding offers. A similar situation applies to the water supply, which apparently does not meet current legal ­requirements. The North Embankment ­slipway is another area where the district council has failed to undertake the long-promised renewal. Even though DHNA has made a substantial offer of £50,000 towards the costs, nothing has materialised or is even on the horizon. I believe that South Hams Council has not responded to DHNA since November 2014. It would seem that the ­council's planning department is not keen to make decisions that are essential in this area. With more than 60 members, DLBOA would like to remind South Hams Council and its local councillors that boat ­owners who keep their boats in Dartmouth, as well as those who visit the river to use its facilities, bring a considerable income into the town and their needs should not be ignored, especially given that there is a local election looming.