Below is an excerpt of an Open Letter that Chris Kennedy sent on July 12,2022 to John Judge (jjudge@thetrustees.org) the President of the Trustees. It provides very powerful and credible insight on the draft Beach Management Plan for the Trustees managed properties on Martha's Vineyard. The plan was made available to the public on June 29th, 2022. https://thetrustees.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DRAFT_BeachManagementPlan.pdf If you support Chris' perspective on the plan. Please sign it. The petition will be used to provide community feedback to Town, State, and County officials as well as to the leadership of the Trustees of the Reservations. Thank you MV Beachgoers Access Group "Dear President Judge, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to one of the premier land conservation organizations in the world! ..... However, perhaps some of the most discouraging parts of this plan is its ignorance of historical use of trails for recreation, shellfishing, fin fishing and quiet rejuvenation in nature. The world envisioned in this draft beach management plan is not the kind of place which Charles Eliot ever envisioned. Even with sea level rise we can find the balance between public use and enjoyment and protectin​g the places that we love. That spirit is missing in this plan. I would be happy to speak with you further about this draft plan but, in my opinion, you should withdraw the plan and re-draft it with input from beach managers, our beach partner-owners as well as the local community BEFORE you present a completed draft plan. There is no “fixing” this draft plan. It needs a complete re-write with a balanced point of view which provides more than lip service to our mission and truly embraces our mission of public use and enjoyment as well as protection of the properties which we all love and seek to protect. Chris Kennedy" Here is a link to complete letter: https://tinyurl.com/yx4tzpma