Dear Selectmen and Selectwoman: 
We are opposed to the spending of either Town Funds or CPA Funds for anything connected to a bike path. 
We also believe that this is an inappropriate use of CPA funds and should be checked from a legal standpoint--though we would even be opposed to initiating legal expenses before weighing the considerable opposition to this idea. 
We believe that most property owners on Chappy are opposed to a bike path. 
Among the reasons for our opposition are: 
•	serious safety concerns because of multiple dirt driveways and some dirt roads that the path would cross 
•	automobiles will likely drive faster which will create other safety issues 
•	there are no records of auto/bike accidents on Chappy despite fifty or more years of joint use of the paved road. There are many bike accidents 
•	bike traffic would probably increase significantly resulting in Ferry loading and unloading delays 
•	another paved way would be visually unattractive and would take away from the special rural character of this part of Edgartown (Chappy) 
•	As land was taken from property owners, some would lose privacy because of the clearing between the road and their homes 
•	such a project would be expensive to build and to maintain (regular sweeping) and not something to add to the Town's expenses, particularly now
Vivian and Lionel Spiro