April Blog: A Word on our New DCR Commissioner
April Blog: A Word on our New DCR Commissioner
Doug Pizzi | April 18, 2023
MCV has received calls and emails questioning the qualifications of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s appointment to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Following MCV’s State Park Summit last October, we and more than 50 conservation organizations issued an open letter detailing the background and skills needed to lead the agency.
While it is true that Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo does not have an extensive background in land and resource management, he does have considerable experience and expertise in running a small city. As mayor, he presides over a $240 million annual budget in a city that employs more than 400 people, not including the School Department. In addition, as DCR commissioner, he will preside over an agency that shares many characteristics with a city. These include road maintenance and snow plowing, streetlight maintenance, solid waste removal, water quality protection, and park operations and maintenance – the number...