Interestingly, the first non-resident to launch at the town boat launch who gets arrested or gets a ticket could have a big payday. Simply get Mr. Leydon, who is a Ct. lawyer based out of Greenwich, to take the case, plead not guilty under the Constitution's 1st Amendment Right to Assemble, cite Leydon v. Town of Greenwich and the Ct. Supreme Court ruling and win your case. Then Leydon, on your behalf, sues the town for violating your civil rights and maybe the state for not doing enough to protect your Constitutional rights. The Town of Morris will fold like a chicken hit by an 18 wheeler and have their insurance company pay you for your pain and suffering. Probably no contest for $50 grand or less. The state probably self insures since it has taxing authority and could be had for a $100 grand without a contest. Takes a big sack though and it would involve a fair amount of time which most don't have. In any case, if Beverly's is full and you want to fish Bantam Lake launching at the town launch is very tempting.
They say patience is a virtue, not that I have a lot of patience generally. In any case, I finally heard back from the AG's office yesterday regarding my email on the Town of Morris boat launch on Bantam Lake. You can read the reply by going to the bottom of this page and then you can see my reply back below. Bottom line is the AG contacted the DEEP who in turn contacted the Town of Morris who said that though we do have a new ordinance, and yes it does say residents only, we continue to not enforce this ordinance. So I would say if Beverly's is full then try the Town of Morris launch and more importantly, the parking area at the Town of Morris launch should be available to anyone during the ice fishing season so you can easily fish that part of the south bay. This closes this chapter of an over three year saga. ----------------------------------------------------------------
Kim, yes it helps a lot and I thank you. I know with a new AG you have been very busy on much more important issues so we in the boating and fishing community needed to be patient. With ice fishing season coming up this was actually getting more important because the town launch is the favorite spot to access Bantam Lake's south bay versus using the new state launch at Beverly's. We are very appreciative of your efforts and those of the DEEP. Thank you, George
-----Original Message----- >From: "Massicotte, Kimberly P." <Kimberly.Massicotte@ct.gov> >Sent: Oct 10, 2012 9:03 AM >To: 'George Buck' <georgebuck2@earthlink.net> >Subject: RE: RE: Town of Morris boat launch > >Mr. Buck, I apologize for not responding to you sooner. We have been reviewing your concerns and the Town's position. > >We contacted the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and in turn, that agency contacted the First Selectman of Morris. She informed DEEP that Morris is not enforcing the ordinance in question. > >I hope this helps. > >Kim Massicotte > >Kimberly Massicotte >Assistant Attorney General >Office of the Attorney General >55 Elm Street >P.O. Box 120 >Hartford, CT 06106
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