MCV is Making A List, Checking it Twice
‘Tis the season, so we’re making a list and checking it twice.
Without further ado, here’s the Massachusetts Conservation Voters’ (MCV) Wish List for 2023:
- An experienced Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner with vision, and leadership, committed to parks and open spaces, who will serve at least four years.
- More Public/Private Partnership funding for DCR park improvements.
- A dollar amount affixed to the Parkways Master Plan and a public planning and construction schedule.
- A cabinet-level Secretary of Conservation, Recreation, Wildlife Management, and Agriculture reporting directly to the Governor.
- More public ocean beaches, bike and pedestrian trails, and universal access to these facilities.
- Clean park bathrooms and staffed park headquarters open all year.
- A DCR Stewardship Council at full membership.
- A DCR 311-call line for park users to report issues directly to the agency.
- Significant progress toward eliminating DCR’s $1.0 billion deferred maintenance backlog outlined in a transparent DCR capital planning, spending, and construction plan.
- More school trips to state parks and open spaces.
Have an addition for our wish list? Let us know by emailing: chuck@massconservationvoters.com. After all, it’s the season for hope and new beginnings. We will compile, edit, and curate your wishes and post the 2023 wish list on our website all year long.
And before you sign-off for the holidays, please consider making a year-end donation to MCV.
Remember, the park you save may be your own.