They're at it again people
I copied and pasted this from another site. Please attend if you can, we can't let them take more fishing access away from us.
Future of Fishing at Monomoy May be At Risk
A week ago, a group of us from this board and two others met with the management of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge to discuss pending issues that will come up at next Tuesday's Public Scoping Meetings.
Apparently, there is a move afoot to ban overnight fishing on Morris Island and to sharply curtail access to the north and south Monomoy Islands for fishing. This would be a serious blow to the thousands who fish there each season. The meeting next Tuesday will be the first of several that will be held before a new 15-Yr. Conservation Plan is written to govern management on the islands. More information is available at:
http://monomoy.fws.gov/plan.html
If you are concerned about fishing access at this refuge, we urge you to attend the 7 PM Session in Chatham or the one in Sudbury April 7th. A new plan for Noman Land Island is also being developed and there will be a meeting at the Community Center in Chilmark on April 6 from 7-9PM also.
If you cannot attend, please send a letter to Bill Perry, Refuge Planner, E.MA.Nat'l.Wildlife Refuge Complex, 73 Weir Hill Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776.
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PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS
Toward creation of a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
The staff of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge will host public scoping meetings on April 5, 2005 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Eldredge Library and from 7 PM to 9 PM at Chatham HS Cafeteria. Also, at Town Hall in Sudbury on April 7 from 2 PM to 4 PM.
Meetings will include a brief presentation of the Comprehensive Conservation Plans for Monomoy & Noman’s Refuges followed by small working-groups and will end with an opportunity for questions on the issues identified by the working groups.
Please come and help shape the future of the refuge.
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