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4 <br /> MILITARY BASS ANGLERS ASSOCIATION <br /> New England East District <br /> PO Box 39 <br /> Fo r estda 1 e , MA 02644 <br /> Director Bob Mede i r os Co—Director : Mike Tambur all o <br /> Tel: ( 508) 477-2991 Tel : (508 ) 586-7734 <br /> Weigh Master: Barry Rogerson Asst. We i g hmaster = Tom Der os i er <br /> June 1 , 1995 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Town of Mas hpee <br /> 6 Great Neck Road <br /> Mashpee , MA 02649 <br /> �ti JUN 2199� <br /> r <br /> a i <br /> Dear Selectmen <br /> I am address i ng the article printed i n the Mas hpee Enterprise dated 5/30/95 . <br /> The article appears on page 1 and indicates that the Town of Mashpee will be <br /> filing a formal complaint against our organization for not complying with <br /> the Mashpee/lea keby Pond regulations as described by the Public Access Board , <br /> for a tournament that was held by us on Saturday ,, May 20 , 199S . It is <br /> apparent that the town takes the word of one of it 's waterfront property <br /> owners and then proceeds to condemn our actions based on pure conjecture . It <br /> would make more sense to me to see that the Board should hear from both <br /> parties prior to passing judgement . <br /> I am also saddened to read that the board made rash statements about our <br /> alleged violations of the Inas hpee/W a keby Pond regulations without doing some <br /> research of same . We complied with the published regulation in its entirety <br /> as witnessed by the detailed Environmental Police Officer Robert Ritchie . His <br /> knowledge of the regulation and coordination with the harbormaster allowed <br /> aur scheduled event to proceed without delay . These regulations wer e <br /> Published for the convenience of all users at this public facility and in no <br /> way can be used by anyone to suit their personal needs . <br /> Our public access permit was approved for 25 boats and when I saw that we <br /> would exceed the approval parameters , I called for a detailed officer as <br /> :directed by the published regulation . To read that (Dur organization committed <br /> a flagrant violation and that a formal complaint would be filed with Public <br /> Access Board disturbs me . To also read that this would be taken into account <br /> for the approval of future events held by m organization ,, also disturbs <br /> � g � me . <br /> I ask that the Town witness one of our events and see firsthand that we are <br /> .law abiding tai <br /> dis e payers , who were in compliance , in lieu of publicly casting <br /> R rsions and defamatory remarks towards our organization . <br /> Tofurther To fu comment about the town, allowing and accepting a statement in the <br /> es of the meeting by one of it 's taxpayers , who alleges that tournament <br /> Asherman were intrusive Native ve er icans is appalling . Kith racial <br /> tensions to Na Am <br /> out be i ng a big issue in today 's society , my group i s now being singled <br /> t as one who Prevent Native <br /> ative Americans from fishang at eash ee/aakeb <br /> Pond .We have Native Americans , as members of the Military Bass Anglers Associationand �o <br /> not tolerate any discriminatory cr i m ipractice . <br /> � <br />