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DCR Stewardship Council

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Stewardship Council is a thirteen member citizen advisory council appointed by the Governor.

stewardship council grand staircase state house — The DCR Stewardship Council held its January 2020 meeting at the State House

Members

Jack Buckley, Chairman Middlesex County	Melissa Harper, Vice Chair Plymouth County	Ann Canedy, Secretary Barnstable County
Jeffrey Collins Environmental Seat	Dicken Crane Berkshire County	Vivian Ortiz Suffolk County
Susan Smiley Worcester County	Dennis Smith Plymouth County	Jennifer N.S. Wilson Middlesex County

Upcoming Meetings

2022

May 17 - Stewardship Council Finance Listening Session

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June 9
July 28
No August Meeting
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8

Past Meeting Information

meeting around table — The Esplanade Association and the Charles River Conservancy give a joint presentation to the Council
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2022

May 12, 2022

Agenda

April 14, 2022

Agenda

March 10, 2022

Agenda

March 7, 2022

Finance Subcommittee Meeting Notice and Agenda

February 10, 2022

Agenda

February 7, 2022

Policy Subcommittee Meeting Notice & Agenda

January 13, 2022

Agenda

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2017 - 2021

Documents

September 10, 2020: Statement of the DCR Stewardship Council on the DCR Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 18, 2020: DCR Stewardship Council Public Comment Guidelines

October 11, 2019: Statement of the DCR Stewardship Council on the Retirement of Commissioner Leo P. Roy

October 11, 2019: Statement of the DCR Stewardship Council on S. 1769, “An Act Relative to the Curatorship Program

March 7, 2018: Letter to Chairwoman Karen Spilka and Chairman Jeffrey Sanchez, Joint Committee on Ways & Means, RE: DCR FY19 Budget

March 15, 2017: Letter to Senator Karen Spilka, Senate Ways & Means and Representative Brian Dempsy, House Ways & Means, RE: DCR FY18 Budget

December 15, 2015: Letter to Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Chairman, and Representative Jay. R. Kaufman, Chairman, Joint Committee on Revenue - Follow-up Information Re H2533

October 9, 2015: Letter to Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Chairman, and Representative Jay. R. Kaufman, Chairman, Joint Committee on Revenue Re: Report Out Favorably H2533

October 7, 2015: Letter to Matthew A. Beaton, EEA Secretary

December 11, 2014: Memo to Governor-Elect Charlie Baker RE: DCR Transition Recommendation Priority Assessment

April 11, 2012: FY13 Letter to Legislature RE: DCR FY13 Budget Underfunding Operations, Insufficient Short-Term Revenue

November 14, 2011: FY12 Letter to SWM and HWM - RE:Fiscal Year 2012 Supplemental Appropriation

April 8, 2011: Letter to Legislature RE:DCR FY12 Budget Pools & Parks Closures