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Article 25 <br /> Whereas, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Director Kurt Schwartz has <br /> acknowledged that Cape residents and visitors are "in harm's way" in the event of a radiological <br /> accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth; <br /> Whereas, MEMA has determined that Cape residents and visitors will not be evacuated but plans <br /> to relocate Cape citizens after exposure to dangerous radioactive materials released in an <br /> accident; <br /> Whereas, citizens of the Town of Mashpee find the State response to Pilgrim's threat to our <br /> health and safety unacceptable and in violation of the public trust; <br /> Therefore, be it resolved that we the people of Mashpee respectfully request Governor Deval <br /> Patrick to call upon the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to uphold their mandate to shut <br /> Entergy's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth because the public safety, particularly <br /> Cape and Islands residents and visitors, cannot be assured. <br /> The petition will be sent to: Congressman Edward Markey <br /> President Barack Obama Senator Therese Murray <br /> Governor Deval Patrick Senator Daniel Wolf <br /> Executive Office of Public Safety Rep. Sarah Peake <br /> Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rep. David Vieira <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency Rep. Randy Hunt <br /> Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Rep. Cleon Turner <br /> Barnstable County Commissioners Rep. Brian Mannal <br /> Senator John Kerry Rep. Timothy Madden <br /> Senator Elizabeth Warren Congressman William Keating <br /> Or take any other action related thereto. <br /> Submitted by Petition <br /> Explanation: The petition will show support for the safety of Mashpee residents in the event of <br /> a major radiological accident from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Ma. Cape <br /> Cod's unique geographic location will make it impossible for residents to evacuate. MEMA <br /> director Kurt Schwartz has stated the Cape Cod's two bridges will be closed to allow the people <br /> with in (sic) ten miles of the Nuclear Plant to escape. Exiting traffic off Cape Cod would <br /> interfere with their evacuation. Therefore, because the safety of Cape Cod residents and visitors <br /> including those people in Mashpee cannot be achieved we are asking to shut down the Plymouth <br /> Nuclear Power Station. <br /> The Board of Selectmen voted to take no position by a vote of 5-0. <br /> Finance Committee voted to take no position by vote of 6-0; 1 abstention. <br /> Motion made by Arlene Williamson. <br /> 31 <br />