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t Page 10 Special Town Meeting - October 21, 1970 Article 11 Ctd: Rohdin speaking: Floor interruption - Moderator: Moderator: What Mr. Rohdin is going to say will explain what his Committee is doing to better conditions in Popponesset Bay. Dredging the Bay and the Warner project are being talked about in the same breath. Mr. Rohdin will show that there is no connection between the two; although one does have some bearing on the other. Rohdin: A second questionnaire came through the Corps of Engineers . They wanted to know how many public landing facilities there were on the Bay, etc. Just this past week I was keminded by them th4t in order to have monies appropriated and approval given for the dredging of a channel into Popponesset Bay, we are going to have to provide boating facilities and services for the boating public. What does this mean? It means we are going to have to provide railway services to get boats out of the water for servicing. Mechanical aid for boats needing the services of a mechanic. . .and any other assistance which may be needed by the boating public. You can vote Warner down, if you want Popponesset Bay tolbecome a stagnant body of water. From the floor: I am not as qualified to speak about Popponesset Bay, as on Ockway Bay. I live on Ockway Bay, and for the past three years have observed marine and bird life there. I have walked out in the water there and haven't been wet above my knees. I walked in the area of this marine site and there observed 100 Canadian Geese grazing, along with Scooter Ducks. Fish don' t thrive in stagnant water. This year there were thousands of one year old bluefish. You could cast a line out from shore and catch hundreds of them. There has been less marine growth than any other year. The water is clear and clean and there are plenty of clams and crabs . I am not just talking about our generation but for future generations as well. These small blues as well as other small fish spawning in the bay, which I suspect by now have gone to sea, next year will be returning and we will be catch- ing them outside on the shoals and rips . If we disturb their spawning grounds we are ruining things for our children and grand- children. We must preserve this for future generations. (Applause) From the Floor: I originally made a motion that this article be tabled for the same reasons expressed here. He asks why he can't put a marina in Ockway Bay. Because the people don't want it" It is already done ; once rezoned anything can happen. Mr. Warner has my sympAthy; but I don't feel this is serious enough to pre- judice the future of the beautiful body of water called Ockway Bay.