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Protect Public Lands - Message from our Chapter President

10/26/2018

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SAVE STATE FORESTS, STATE PARKS, AND STATE WILDLIFE REFUGES

ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 6
VOTE YES ON QUESTION 2

This Is a Constitutional Amendment to
PROTECT YOUR PUBLIC LANDS


The official title of Question 2 is  Connecticut Legislative Requirement to Transfer State Property Amendment

This Amendment puts common-sense limits on the legislature’s annual gifts of public lands to towns, businesses, and individuals for uses such as parking lots, cemeteries, gravel-truck roads, boutique hotels, storage space, and more. These conveyances can be done without a public hearing, without public notice, and without fair compensation to taxpayers.

Each section of a law conveying away state land begins with the magic word “Notwithstanding“, as in text along the lines of: ...Notwithstanding any law, regulation, or policy of the state of Connecticut, we are hereby conveying this land, which belongs to the people of Connecticut, to someone else. We may or may not require the someone-else to pay for the property.

The limits established by this Amendment are modest and similar to laws in neighboring states. The provisions will require the legislature to: (1) hold a public hearing on each conveyance and (2) gain a 2/3rds majority vote. That's all.


YOUR YES VOTE will prevent valuable state-owned park, forest, wildlife management area, and farmland from being sold, swapped, or given away by the legislature without public notice or comment.

Thank You.

James Swiatek
President of the Hammonasset Trout Unlimited
[email protected]
860-839-7057

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October Meeting Speaker Announced!

10/3/2018

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Join us on Thursday October 11th for an informative presentation on Euro/Tactical Nymphing for Steelhead.
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Joe Goodspeed from Thomas & Thomas fly rods will be discussing how we can use technical nymphing tactics to hook more great lakes Steelhead. This presentation will highlight the new 10’8” 6wt Contact nymph rod from Thomas & Thomas, and how to achieve a range of presentation styles with that type of equipment. Joe has more than two decades experience targeting fall run Great Lakes Steelhead, and his understanding of these fish and how to effectively target them will benefit Steelhead anglers of all skill levels.
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