[RP TownTalk] Nets at the Field of Dreams

[Sara]

By "USDFW," I assume you mean "USFWS"-- or, specifically, the Chesapeake Bay office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a bureau under the Department of the Interior that is the Federal agency responsible for protecting raptors under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).

What has USFWS said about this problem in general?

Thanks

Sara


> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:22:57 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
> To: Euniverz at aol.com,
> towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Nets at the Field of Dreams 8am
> 8/16/10
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> As I'd posted the other week, I saw a young boy trying to
> put one of the nets 
> up; he was by himself and I don't think he wanted to do
> anything wrong, but as 
> he had a soccer ball with him, I'd guess he wanted to kick
> the ball into the 
> net.? I told him nicely perhaps he might need permission to
> put the net up.? CAN 
> the nets be taken down or put up by just anyone who happens
> to be there?? If so, 
> and I don't know how practical it would be, maybe there
> could be some kind of 
> locking mechanism put on or something that would make it
> more difficult 
> for?anyone to mess with them?? If 'just anybody' can raise
> the nets I can see 
> where the nets will get damaged or wear out more quickly.?
> Too, with people 
> being so "sue-happy" anymore, if someones' child would be
> playing around with 
> the nets and somehow got hurt, it's possible the parents
> would blame the town or 
> even try to sue the town for not having the nets secured in
> some way.? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "Euniverz at aol.com"
> <Euniverz at aol.com>
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 5:41:23 PM
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Nets at the Field of Dreams 8am
> 8/16/10
> 
> The house-side net at the Field of Dreams was up this
> morning at 8am.? I 
> contacted Town Administration? and spoke to the code
> enforcement officer who 
> stated she would go out there and take it down.?
> 
> This would be in opposition to the standard operating
> procedure set forth by the 
> mayor in previous e-mails and discussions.
> 
> As of a week ago, the USDFW has informed me they are still
> investigating the 
> situation.? I will also be forwarding this e-mail to the
> investigator for 
> reference.
> 
> Adrianne Lefkowitz
> Madison Street and 48th Avenue