DEM threatens Tiverton with lawsuit about fishing tourneys
TIVERTON — The Town Council Monday night postponed until May 28 consideration of a proposed town ordinance that would regulate fishing tournaments taking place on Stafford Pond. Technically, the council continued until that date, a public hearing that it had began on the the measure at Monday night’s meeting. A second ordinance — one that [...]
Read More →Officials clash over Stafford Pond fishing tourney health impacts
TIVERTON — The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) and the Tiverton’s Stone Bridge Fire District are in a head-to-head dispute about the potential dangers posed by fishing tournaments to the quality of the pond water supply. The 16 fishing tournaments scheduled for Stafford Pond over the next seven months will not present a risk [...]
Read More →Tiverton sets hearing to regulate Stafford Pond fishing tourneys
TIVERTON — The public will get a chance on April 22 to sound off about fishing tournaments on Stafford Pond when the Town Council holds a hearing on a slew of proposed new regulations that could affect how the tournaments are planned and organized to take place in town. The Tiverton council scheduled the hearing [...]
Read More →Letter: It’s about time; Stafford Pond deserves protection
To the editor: Thank goodness, finally, Stafford Pond is in the news. For years we have wondered why there was such a lack of concern about the town’s water quality. Town government, particularly the Stone Bridge Water Department, has not made an aggressive effort to stop all recreation on the pond. It is also a [...]
Read More →DEM sets meeting with Tiverton officials about Stafford Pond
TIVERTON — The scheduling of 16 fishing tournaments on Stafford Pond this summer by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has led to convening of a meeting between town officials, local legislators, and the two DEM representatives involved in making the decision. The meeting, which a DEM spokesman said is not public, is set for 2 [...]
Read More →Stafford Pond reservoir is fishing tourney hotspot
TIVERTON — Stafford Pond will host 16 bass fishing tournaments between April 21 and Oct. 12 the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Monday. There will be one in April, three in May, five in June, three each in July and September, none in August, and one in October. This word comes at the same time [...]
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