多佛鎮議會對海洋管理組織已批准港口修改令的消息感到高興. 更令人高興的是，MMO 在其決定聲明中充分解決了理事會的問題. 決策聲明清楚地表明，已經滿足了該鎮的異議並做出讓步 因為 多佛鎮議會沒有承受政治壓力，並保留了其誠信和獨立性.
多佛鎮議會歡迎確認DHB的現任主席將按照本委員會的要求更換 - 並且將董事重新任命為DHB，將受到外部身體的徹底審查.
Cllr Chris Predial評論說, “值得注意的是，沒有一個世界末日的預言 (沒有社區董事/回到過去的糟糕時代和公眾詢問) 各方的預測已經通過，或者他們曾經是決策過程的一部分.
後 5 years of negotiations and representation on behalf of the people of Dover, this is good news for the town and for the port. We can now move forward together for the benefit of the whole community. All our best wishes go to the new community directors whose work will soon begin in earnest. Our Town Meeting on Thursday 3RD March gives us an opportunity to celebrate our success in gaining meaningful representation for the Town on DHB and to talk through what we want that to achieve in the future.”