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E.NVllZ0NMLNT-4L . <br /> b-77-t- 4LT ION <br /> p,O.Box 274 Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> .-. .. _._ i'3. fir..-. • -.. .. '=..[f t-. <br /> NOVEMBER 1S j. 6_ <br /> TO: MASHPEE BOARD OF SELECTMEN <br /> MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br /> DEAR MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS .; <br /> THE MASHPEE ENVIRONMENTAL. COAL..I T I ON STRONGLY URGES THAT YOU SCHEDULE <br /> AS SOON AS POSSIBLE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF A DISTRICT 6F <br /> CRITICAL PLANNING C6NCERN (D.C-.F ,C . ) NOMINATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF <br /> THE MASHPEE R I VER AND SHOESTRING DAY WATERSHEDS , AND THE QUALITY OF <br /> OUR DRINKING WATER . <br /> THE COALITION`S AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TWO AREAS WAS <br /> HEIGHTENED BY A REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE <br /> CAFE COD COMMISSION ENTITLED "ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL NITROGEN <br /> MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES : POPPONE SSET BAY , " THIS DRAFT DOCUMENT WAS <br /> PUBLISHED ALMOST A YEAR AGO , IN DECEMBER , 1?95 . <br /> WE BROUGHT OUR CONCERNS BEFORE THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ON JUNE �7 , <br /> 1996a WE FELT THIS WAS APPROPRIATE SINCE THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br /> IS CHARGED UNDER MASS , GENERAL, LAWS CHAPTER 401, SECTION SC WITH THE <br /> PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURES, AND WITH THE <br /> PROTECTION OF THE WATERSHED RESOURCES OF OUR TOWN, THE MASHPEE <br /> WAMPANOAO INDIAN TRIBAL COUNCIL FOLLOWED ON JULY 29 , 1996 WHEN THEY <br /> APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN REQUESTING A CONSHIERATION OF A <br /> DwC,PmC , NOMINATION . THE COALITION HAS CONTINUED TO FOCUS ATTENTION <br /> ON THIS QUESTION WITH REGULAR APPEARANCES AT THE CONSERVATION <br /> COMM I SS I ON'S MEET I NOS a <br /> THE CONSERVATION 'COMMISSION RESPONDED BY WRITING A LETTER TO THE BOARD <br /> OF SELECTMEN DATED 9/17/96 INDICATING THAT THEIR POSITION WAS THAT <br /> THEY FELT IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR UNELECTED OFFICIALS TO MOVE <br /> FORWARD ON THIS , AND URGED THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN TO CAREFULLY <br /> CONSIDER SUCH A NOMINATION. THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOLLOWED WITH <br /> A MEMO TO THE BOARD DATED 10/22/96 REQUESTING A DISCUSSION BETWEEN <br /> THE TWO BOARDS BE PLACED ON THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN/S AGENDA , AND <br /> SUBSEQUENTLY THE MATTER WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING , <br /> THE COALITION WISHES TO MAKE IT VERT CLEAR TO YOU THAT WE ARE NOT <br /> ASS':I NS ANY BOARD MEMBER TO COMMIT TO A POSITION ON THE D ac up .C 0 <br /> QUESTION AT THIS TIME , SUCH A DETERMINATION WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE <br /> MADE ONLY AFTER BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE HAVHAD THE OPORTUN I T Y <br /> THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING TO DEBATE AND DISCUSS THE QUESTION AND f 0 <br /> GAUGE THE LEVEL OF RUBLIG� SUPPORT FOR SUCH A MOVE in - <br />