Nearly 200 beach lovers joined the
Metropolitan Beaches Commission and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay at UMass
Boston on Saturday, February 1, for the final public meeting to hear the
preliminary findings and recommendations that will be reflected in the report
to be released later this spring. It was
a chance for interested individuals to give feedback and share opinions
regarding the findings and recommendations concerning their beaches.
Attendees heard opening remarks
from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay President Patricia Foley, Chancellor Ed
Lambert of UMass Boston,
MBC Co-Chair Tom McGee, and DCR Commissioner Jack Murray.
To commence the meeting, attendees
watched a Google earth video flyover of the metropolitan beaches from Nahant to
Nantasket. The video, which provides a
stunning visual of how our communities are connected by our beaches and
coastline, can be viewed here.
Bruce Berman and David Spillane
then presented the PowerPoint detailing the progress that’s been made since the
2007 report, the Commission’s findings from community hearings this summer and
fall, and the recommendations that will appear in the report. The PowerPoint is available here
for download.
The PowerPoint presentation gave
overviews of the findings and recommendations specific to the individual
beaches, but to give more attention to the individual beaches, the meeting
concluded with attendees breaking into groups by community. Two-pagers detailing successes, challenges,
and needs and opportunities specific to each beach community were available at
the meeting, and can also be accessed online here.
Attendees wrote positive and negative comments
on sticky notes and discussed, with each other and with SHSB staff, the
specific needs of their beaches.
The Commission will be accepting
public comments until March 1. If you
missed the meeting, or would like to add more feedback, you can make your
opinions known by taking our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8TH82CG
or sending an email to info@savetheharbor.org.
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