To the Editor:
Having had the privilege of attending the hearing on Goodspeed Island pier last Thursday evening, April 16, and yes, I do feel that attending any town hearing is a privilege to be exercised by all concerned, I’ve had some time to gather my thoughts on the matter.
I was very touched by Mrs. DaRosa’s testimony to her joy of living on the water in such a beautiful location and visions of her children and grandchildren swimming, boating, fishing off the pier in front of their dream home.
Being a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, I too have enjoyed watching my children in front of my home of 36years on Brandt Island Cove, which I’ve always referred to as “my cove.”
I think that anyone who has been fortunate enough to live “on the water” tends to refer to the water that they look out on as theirs. As in “my beach,” “my cove,” “my pond,” “my river.” Let’s not forget the “my” in all of this is really not “mine,” but “ours.”
This beautiful harbor is “ours,” and as much as I can appreciate Mrs. DaRosa’s idyllic dream, I also appreciate the reality of every family in town being able to enjoy what “our” beautiful harbor has to offer “us.”
Joyce Almeida, Mattapoisett
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