The City of Montpelier has a solid precedent in being unbelievably difficult to deal with in their attacks on sportsmens rights. See what is underlined below. From: Sbmcvt@aol [mailto:Sbmcvt@aol] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT ON PROPOSED BERLIN POND FISHING RESTRICTIONS Hello Everyone, Sorry for the late notice but tonights public hearing has not been advertised, at least to my knowledge, and Vermont Traditions Coalition got caught by surprise. This public hearing will begin at 6 PM at the Berlin Elementary School Libarary. The Berlin School is located directly across the interstate access four corners opposite the Shaws Grocery Plaza. The hearing is being held by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation on the City of Montpeliers proposal to ban motorized ice fishing augers and ice shanties on Berlin Pond. The states confirmation of this hearing just received this afternoon is below. It includes a copy of the Petition. The Petition states that gasoline powered augers should be banned due to the potential to contaminate the Town of Montpeliers water which comes from Berlin Pond. The Petition states that ice shanties should be banned because of the ability to conceal illicit or terrorist activities. This justification is perhaps the most far fetched reason for a restriction that Ive heard in my 13 years as Executive Director of Vermont Traditions Coalition. Note that there is also an opportunity for Written Public Comment between now and November 30. Heres the information VTC received from the state this afternoon: Yes, there is a public meeting tonight to hear comments on the City of Montpelier’s petition at 6pm at the Berlin Elementary School Library, 372 Paine Turnpike North, Berlin, Vermont. You can find the notice on our website here: watershedmanagement.vt.gov/rulemaking/docs/petitions/pet_bp10012013_publicnotice.pdf. You can find the petition itself on our website here: watershedmanagement.vt.gov/rulemaking/docs/petitions/pet_07252013berlinpond.pdf. We will be receiving written comments until November 30, 2013 so there will be plenty of time to get us your comments if you have a conflict with tonight’s meeting. Thanks for contacting me for clarification, Steve. End State Statement Steve McLeod, Executive Director Vermont Traditions Coalition 434-3346
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:50:45 +0000