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b8tcaster · 01-21-2005, 07:00 PM

My feelings are that all its going to take is one major incident with a bass boat or offshore type boat to give this type of legislation a lot of support. The marine patrol does a great job but they dont have the resources to afford sufficient coverage. They have approx 10 permanent enforcement and command personnel with approx 80 seasonal people.Thats not much when you consider how many waterbodies they cover. Director Barrett stated that Winnipesaukee can have 4-10 personnel on the lake during the summer. Doesnt seem like enough based on the size and number of users.Is it possible to pursue addtional funding for them through legilative action?. One thought I have is to form a group of individuals and or business interests to raise money in order to fund additional coverage dedicated to Winnipesaukee. I dont know if this is something that can be legally done but I do believe enough funds could be raised from the various user groups, individuals, and or businesses that have a serious interest in the safety of the lake. Would luv to hear any other opinions.

01-21-2005, 07:00 PM	#5
b8tcaster Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Glad you brought this up John My feelings are that all its going to take is one major incident with a bass boat or offshore type boat to give this type of legislation a lot of support. The marine patrol does a great job but they dont have the resources to afford sufficient coverage. They have approx 10 permanent enforcement and command personnel with approx 80 seasonal people.Thats not much when you consider how many waterbodies they cover. Director Barrett stated that Winnipesaukee can have 4-10 personnel on the lake during the summer. Doesnt seem like enough based on the size and number of users.Is it possible to pursue addtional funding for them through legilative action?. One thought I have is to form a group of individuals and or business interests to raise money in order to fund additional coverage dedicated to Winnipesaukee. I dont know if this is something that can be legally done but I do believe enough funds could be raised from the various user groups, individuals, and or businesses that have a serious interest in the safety of the lake. Would luv to hear any other opinions.