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Wetlands Statutory Changes Working Group

Issues

Group Members
(bold-chair)

Phone

Evaluate the definition of jurisdictional area, including buffer zones.

Sean Coffey
Jan Reitsma
Rep. Scott Rabideau
Jennifer Perkins
Fred Schick
Alison Walsh
Alan Shoer
John Boehnert
Paul Ryan
Russ Chateauneuf
Dennis Esposito
Eugenia Marks
Jason Martiesian
Peter Holmes
Bob Ballou
Frank Golet
Kendra Beaver

831-8330
222-2771
568-7390
272-3434
884-7500
(617) 918-1593
222-4700 x2308
861-8200
437-0660
222-2306 x7700
274-7200
949-5454
334-1000 x107
(617) 918-1397
222-2771 x4420
874-2916
272-3540 x 122

Include municipal control and oversight provisions in the Wetlands Program.

Increase the length of time for permit renewal / expiration.

Evaluate the issue of third party access to a property in order to delineate wetlands.

Address the need for a variance provision in the existing statute.

Consider clarifying and strengthening the Declaration of Intent of the statute to include a statement that the state policy should be a "no new net loss of wetlands".

(in Adobe Acrobat format):

February 24, 2000 Meeting Agenda

February 24 & March 15, 2000 Meeting Notes

May 2, 2000 Final Report
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