THIS NOTICE AS OUR COLLECTIVE OPPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS TENDERED ON BEHALF OF WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY AT THIS SCALE.

1. The glamping resort will increase traffic along the two-lane County Road, Becket Road to Lee, and throughout the town of Becket – roads that are already deteriorating and in need of constant repair.

2. The impact to the environment of development of this size includes deforestation, flattening and trampling on vegetation, chopping of branches for campfires, degrading and destruction of wildlife habitats.

3. The size and the sheer number of vehicles including trailers, vans, cargo trailers, sanitation and maintenance, food service trucks would create dangerous and potentially deadly consequences.

4. The resort is not consistent with the neighborhood which is all permanent residents.

5. The development will have a substantial negative impact on the community because the site with 50 cabins and 50 tents including 100 campfire sites will impact the safety of the surrounding areas - from wildfires to security.

6. The human waste for that density of people will have a substantial negative impact on the fragile environment.

7. The local police force and fire department cannot meet the needs of an additional four hundred people.

8. These vacationers will have access to Yokum Pond, Center Pond including the Town Beach, and Buckley Dunton Pond - causing additional strain on the already environmentally fragile waterways.

We are vehemently opposed to these conglomerate developers exploiting the natural beauty, peaceful way of life, and solitude that we all cherish in Becket from time past till today. We hold this quality of life here in Becket very dearly and do not need the greed of land and business developers to disrupt, destroy, and pollute the environment as well as displace the wildlife of birds and land animals that we are custodians for future generations to come. 

IF YOU OPPOSE THE APPROVAL OF THE CAMPING RESORT FOR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE REASONS OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR OPPOSITION BY SIGNING THIS PETITION WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW AND PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION.

Any person interested or wishing to be heard should submit comments, in
writing, to the Becket Planning Board at 557 Main Street; Becket, MA 01223. The hearing will be held via Zoom only: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsc-6qqT8iG9LxqNiLPjDoN7bvnVzkP_6N