Please write the DEC Commissioner to request that the hatchery stay open.
Thanks, Paul
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Paul Dinice, Vice President HFFA
15 Eleventh ST. P.O. Box 185092
Derby, CT 06418 Hamden, CT 06518-5092
203 734-7879 http://hffa.net/
pdinice@snet.net
November 16, 2008
DEC Commissioner Grannis
New York State department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-1011
Re: Closing of the Trout Hatchery at Connetquot Preserve.
Dear Commissioner Grannis:
I am writing on behalf of the Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Association. We are asking that you please reconsider keeping the fish hatchery at the Connetquot State Preserve open. Closing the hatchery will have a
significant impact on the historical, educational, and financial well-being of the park.
For many years the H.F.F.A. has visited the park, focusing not only on the great fishing there, but also bringing our families and children to view the hatchery operations up close. The educational experience is second to none. This resource is so unique and important that the H.F.F.A. has annually donated funds towards the upkeep of the park and hatchery.
Please reconsider the closing of the hatchery, at least on a temporary basis, to consider alternatives.
Very truly yours,
Paul Dinice
Vice President
HFFA
Cc: Friends of the Connetquot