Public Notice of Petition and Public Meeting for Berlin Pond

The folks who want to close off the Berlin Pond to public access are at it again.

They want no public access at all.  No fishing, no migratory bird hunting. 

This issued was already decided by the Vermont Supreme Court, using the

Vermont Sportsmen's Bill of Rights but the antis are back again. 

Public comments possible via link in said quote below.  Just say "Yes, to public

on the Berlin Pond" 

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Please see the attached notice of petition and public meeting for Berlin Pond received from Citizens to Protect Berlin Pond to amend the Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules' Use of Public Lake-Specific Rules pertaining to Berlin Pond, in the Town of Berlin, to prohibit recreational use of the surface waters of Berlin Pond.  Please submit any comments regarding this petition by June 3, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION RECEIVED AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR BERLIN POND 

April 25, 2014 

The Watershed Management Division of the Vermont Department of Environmental 

Conservation (the Department) received a petition from Citizens to Protect Berlin Pond to 

amend the Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules' Use of Public Lake-Specific Rules pertaining 

to Berlin Pond in the Town of Berlin to prohibit recreational use of the surface water of Berlin 

Pond. 

The Department received the petition on February 6, 2014. The Department is currently 

considering this petition and seeking public comments. A complete copy of the petition and 

supplemental materials are available for review at the Vermont Department of Environmental 

Conservation in Montpelier and on the Department's webpage at 

http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/rulemaking/htm/petitions.htm. The Vermont Use of 

Public Waters Rules can also be found on the Department's webpage at 

http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/rulemaking/htm/rules.htm. 

A public meeting will be held to hear public comments on the petition on Tuesday, May 

27, 2014 at the Berlin Elementary School Library, 372 Paine Turnpike North, Berlin, Vermont, 

from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Written comments on the petition will be accepted at the address 

below until the close of the public comment period on June 3, 2014. Comments may also be 

faxed to (802) 828-1544 or e-mailed to Laura.Woods@state.vt.us. All comments received by the 

above date will be considered in the formulation of the determination. 

Department of Environmental Conservation 

One National Life Drive, Main 2 

Montpelier, VT 05620-3522 

Attention: Laura Woods