Letter from The Friends of Bassing Beach

Despite careful preparation and review by many qualified lawyers including a former Attorney General, the Cohasset Navigation Bylaw was rejected by a newly appointed AG.  Prior to this ruling, Friends of Bassing Beach achieved a perfect record of favorable rulings from the land court and former Attorney General Maura Healey.  We cannot allow one setback to deter our commitment to preserve Cohasset Harbor.  We believe the new AG ruling contains errors of fact and law.  We will exhaust all options, including litigation where appropriate.

We need your voice, immediately, to help prevent private profiteers from turning Cohasset Harbor into an industrial farming operation that looks like the picture below.  The trays have started to go in eliminating the historical use of the area for thousands of children and adults who have, for generations, used it for sailing and sailing instruction, fishing, swimming and peaceful enjoyment.

The Cohasset Select Board vigorously defended the Navigation Bylaw.   They need to know they have broad and unflinching community support for all future actions to conserve and preserve Cohasset Harbor.  We have a short time to prevent this disaster.    Farm buoys already mark the harbor and initial trays are going in the water. We ask that you send a brief email of support to the Cohasset Select Board members immediately.  It can be a very short message: 

“Please provide all appropriate Cohasset Town resources to keep Cohasset Harbor open and protected for the enjoyment of all communities of the South Shore.”

 Jeanne Healey-Dippold          jdippold@cohassetma.org     

Jack Creighton                         jcreighton@cohassetma.org  

Paul Grady                              pgrady@cohassetma.org       

Chris Plecs                              cplecs@cohassetma.org        

Ellen Maher                             emaher@cohassetma.org       

Chris Senior, Cohasset Town Manager          townmanger@chohassetma.org        

In addition, if we are going to continue the fight to successfully keep Cohasset Harbor open, Friends of Bassing Beach needs your financial support.  Please consider a donation to our non-profit, 501(c)(3).  You may send a check to:

FOBB

257 Atlantic Ave.

Cohasset, MA  02025

Thank you for your support.

Timothy C. Davis
President; FOBB
www.timothycdavis143@gmail.com