A blueprint for the future of Padanaram Harbor is moving forward into the adoption stage.

The Padanaram Harbor Management Plan cleared its final hurdle on May 6, after the Select Board voted unanimously to accept the plan.

The document has been in the works by a large committee made up of public officials, UMass Boston consultants, and residents and business owners who use the harbor.

It contains more than a hundred recommendations — some big and costly, others small and inexpensive — to improve the harbor and surrounding neighborhood of Padanaram.

It is broken down into 14 key subject areas, ranging from addressing the realities of climate change by making the harbor more resilient to flooding and facilitating evacuations if need be, to transportation and parking in the village.

Among some of the larger projects which have been discussed: Building a dedicated fishing pier off of the Padanaram causeway, improving water quality in the harbor's watershed by identifying major sources are pollution through enhanced monitoring, providing more public access to the harbor through enhanced signage to current access points, and possibly creating new walking paths or a harborwalk.

The document itself is only a master plan — its passage by the Select Board does not begin construction or change. Instead, it will be up to the town to decide on topic areas to address and begin implementing required changes, be it bylaw changes or funding requests for new projects.

“By adopting this plan, it gives everyone an idea of where the town wants to go,” said Select Board member Shawn McDonald.

McDonald noted the plan includes ideas for everyone, which could help bring Padanaram to the public limelight.

“The board has always been trying to make this area a place to visit, to come and see, and hang out whether you’re a boater or a non-boater,” McDonald said. “There are things for everyone.”

Select Board Chair Mickelson said the immediate next step will be to look at forming a committee — possibly tapping into the committee that developed the plan — to guide and oversee its implementation.

The plan had already been approved by the Planning Board, which had led the project, several months ago. When the plan came to the Select Board, members had questions about the project and funding sources.

Although a bulk of the consultant funding for consultants from UMass Boston’s Urban Harbors Institute was funded through a Seaport Economic Council Grant, Concordia Boat Company contributed $13,000. Members noted they did not feel there was any ill intent with the arrangement, but felt the right thing to do was return the money.