9/25/2001 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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C` 4C Gammonluicalt4 of Attssar4usetts Pause of �IZE rrPSPtttFtttftES w �&tutc pause, Poston 02133-1054 MATTHEW C. PATRICK Committees: STATE REPRESENTATIVE Energy 3RD BARNSTABLE DISTRICT Personnel and Administration STAFF: MARGARET B. KONNER ROOM 448, STATE HOUSE TEL. (617)722-2582 Colonel Richard A. Murray, Director FAx (617)722-2879 Massachusetts Division of Environmental Law Enforcement E-Mail:Rep.MatthewPatrick®hou.state.ma.us 251 Causeway Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114 September 4, 2001 Dear Colonel Murray: We are writing to you today to express our concern for the safety of our constituents with regard to the use of Jet skies and other personal watercraft. Recently you received a letter from the Mashpee-Wakeby Lake Management Committee in which they seek your support in protecting the public from those who choose to disregard the rules and regulations with regard to the use of Jet Skies and other personnel watercraft. We support their efforts and agree that the Mashpee Harbor Master needs your assistance in dealing with this issue. At this time the Harbor Master, because of budget limitations, is understaffed and unable to maintain a strong presence on the lake. They also don't hold State tickets and are only able to issue warnings to violators, which to date have been ineffective at lowering the occurrence of violations. The Mashpee-Wakeby Lake Management Committee makes three requests in their letter that will enable more effective management of the current rules and regulations for Mashpee-Wakeby Lake. 1) Provide Mashpee Harbor Masters with State tickets that can be issued to violators of the current rules and regulations regarding these watercrafts. 2) Provide personnel, assigned by the State, to assist with patrolling the lake activity. 3) Provide increased allocation of funding to be used to promote more effective enforcement of the current rules and regulations. Printed on Recycled Paper