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County Charter Review Committee: Request to Establish Municipal Cape Cod Commission Withdrawal Mechanism

July 4, 2013



Ronald Bergstrom, Chairman
Suzanne McAuliffe, Vice-Chair
Barnstable County Charter Review Committee
First District Court House-Assembly of Delegates Chamber
Main Street, Route 6Aehar
Barnstable, MA 02630

County Charter Review Committee:

RE: County Charter Review Committee: Request to Establish Municipal Cape Cod Commission Withdrawal Mechanism

As part of its continuing county charter review process, it is hereby respectfully requested that the Barnstable County Charter Review Committee study, review, discuss the merits and drawbacks of, hold public comment about, and deliberate upon the issue of amending the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter by establishing a formal mechanism and procedure whereby a municipality within Barnstable County could withdraw itself from the Cape Cod Commission (established by Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1989, as amended, the Cape Cod Commission Act ) if a town deems such action to be warranted and appropriate to do so. As a rationale, such a proposed amendment to the County Home Rule Charter would be solidly grounded upon the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and "the right of the people...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Ronald Beaty

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