No benefit came to me as a result of this decision.

Upon reflection, it's become clear to me that I should have provided much more complete disclosure of my relationship with that company to my colleagues.

On reflection this week, I now believe that I violated the Ministerial Code of Conduct by being in a conflict of interest.

A decision that is going to materially effect the Cape and the islands should be made in Massachusetts.

This decision paves the way for further habitat destruction by special interests, leaving taxpayers to pay the bill for cleaning up the mess.

It is often said that a wrong decision taken at the right time is better than a right decision taken at the wrong time.