From the Green Budget Coalition
Hi Green Budget Coalition Members,
As you might have already seen, House Ways & Means released their budget yesterday (House BIll 3800). The Green Budget Coalition was quite successful. Between the Governor's increase to DEP, which HW&M kept, and the increases by HW&M, we are currently at 3 of our 4 goals. The breakdown is as follows:
Line Item | FY19 | Green Budget | Gov FY20 | HB 3800 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2200-0100 | DEP | $29,130,000 | $31,500,00 | $31,500,033 | $31,505,245 |
2300-0101 | DER | $1,255,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,342,963 | $1,848,248 |
2810-0100 | DCR | $40,250,000 | $47,000,000 | $42,236,288 | $44,736,288 |
2800-0101 | Watershed | $1,110,915 | $1,500,000 | $1,123,447 | $1,523,447 |
Chair Pignatelli is filing a budget amendment for 2810-0100 DCR to get us to the full $47M. On behalf of the Green Budget Coalition, we will be sending a letter to the lawmakers to support this amendment. If you are sending individual amendment letters, we encourage include this amendment (we will circle back once we have the number.)
We appreciate your ongoing support.
The
Alewife Reservation
is a unique natural resource for the communities of Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge
and home to hundreds of species, including hawks, coyotes beavers, snapping turtles, wild turkeys and muskrats,
the reservation is a unique natural resource for the community.
Historical information (Powerpoint)
Friends of Alewife Reservation works to protect and restore this wild area and the surrounding area for the water quality, native plants, animals and over 90 bird species with paths for walking, running and biking, recreation, and for classroom education and research. We regularly steward and preserve the Reservation area for wildlife and for the enjoyment of present and future generations.