11/25/1996 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board Of Selectmen James F. McGonagle Town of Maslipee 1.16 Pimlico Pond Rd. Mashpee, Mass. 02649 November 12, 1996 Attention Board Of Selectmen, This letter is in response to a letter sent to Selectmen dated. October 24, 1996 from Jack Shepherd of the State Public Access Board. I mould like any letter to be read and placed on file so all facts may be pre:en t:ed. Others and I :find it very unfortunate that I1r. Shepherd felt c:onwe l 1 ed to write such a 1utter to the Selectmen prema.t.ur. ly cr.it.icf.iz.irig the Lake Mania( e�- ment Committee: before it was even formed or had a chance to meet. it appears Mr. Shepherd was responding to rumors and mi s i of o rmat i ori that Ile received from hysterical Bass club Directors and unnamed Town Of f i.cilrls who oppose a management committee for flashpee Pond and thaes unfortunate. What Mr-_ Shepherd has succeeded in doing is create animosity amongst those in town who want to see this concept work. For the record, because of the multitude of problems that exist on Mashpee Pond, and 'the inability to resolve many of thF.:se problems, it was the op i_n a on of some Town Officials and Lake As;so c i a t:i ori me mmbers, that Perhaps a fake, Management Committee would be a good idea in helping resolve, 43ome. of these i_ssue s. As president of our Take Assoc i ca t.i on I was askesd to research and seek out; other comrntini t:i es in the state that have such a c.ancep t in p 1_acne. In my search, I found a La}:e Management Conmi ttee, in Southwick that had s imi]_ar problems to ours that dealt with high water levels, d yam and :issues,, and env ironmen tca 1. prow 1(-gyms. In my conversat- ion onversat-- ion. with the cha i rinan of t-.h t comm i tt:ee he suggested I call Mr.shepherd to confirm the sul"cess of their comm i t UEte. In July of this ye.ar I called Mr. Shepherd asking for his opinion and any recommendation regarding Lhe Lake: Management Committee in Southwick and the potential 017 ticastipee. f or m i.ncJ such a committee modeled after the Torn of Sout hwicl:. Mr. Shc�ptieVd Iiad high Praise for that t:ownt Lake: Committee and supporte& its concept. When I told him we'd like -to us,e that. model for Mashpee Pond he felt t.ha t it was a goad i de4a and. would be glad to work with us. Based on that e_nc Baur-ag i ng conversation, I proceeds--%,d to work on submitting a pe L i t i on article for just that s Lib j,�c t+.. After the article was appro-tv;ed by the voters at our Fall Tot-ni fleeting, I called the chairman -of the Southwi cok Lcaa ;e Management Committee regues t:i ng information and material that would be helpful to our cause. In reviewing that town,; managements plan I noticed that they managed the Public Access Ramps, and that is what initiated my 2nd call to Mr.Shepherd_ I wanted clarification on the: position our Lake Management Committee should take regarding Mastipee Ponds Public Access Damp, and should we assume a s i m i l a.r role as Southwick.