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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114
Deval L. Patrick
GOVERNOR
Timothy P. Murray
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Ian A. Bowles
SECRETARY
Tel: (617) 626-1000
Fax: (617) 626-1181
http://www.mass.gov/envir
Ocean Management Plan Development
Listening Session Schedule
As directed in the Oceans Act of 2008, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs (EEA) is undertaking a first-in-the-nation effort to develop a
comprehensive plan to manage development in state ocean waters. A first step in the
development of the plan is to hear from the citizens of the Commonwealth. Eighteen
listening sessions will be held throughout the state, beginning on September 18 at Faneuil
Hall in Boston and continuing through October 30.
EEA is hosting these listening sessions to inform the public about the Oceans Act and
solicit input on the development of the plan. For this round of public input, a main focus is
on the overall goals of the ocean plan: in other words, what should the ocean plan seek to
accomplish? Responses to that question will help EEA develop the conceptual framework
for the draft plan.
At each listening session, EEA will provide an overview of the Oceans Act and then ask for
responses to the questions listed below as well as general comments on the development of
an integrated ocean management plan for Massachusetts. Anyone interested in contributing
their thoughts is encouraged to submit written comments to oceanplan@state.ma.us.
LOCATIONS
See reverse side for meeting dates and locations. Please note that all meetings are scheduled
to begin at 7:00 pm.
For more information, please go to the EEA web site at www.mass.gov/eea or email
join-env-oceanplan@listserv.state.ma.us
Note: all meetings are scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
Municipality
Date
Location
Boston September 18 Great Hall, Faneuil Hall
Gloucester September 23 Gloucester City Hall, 9 Dale Avenue
Salem September 24 Salem City Hall Annex, 120 Washington Street
Salisbury September 25 Salisbury Town Hall, 5 Beach Road
Weymouth September 29 Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street
Plymouth September 30 Plymouth Public Library, 132 South Street
Norwell October 1 South Shore Natural Science Center, 48
Jacobs Lane
New Bedford October 6 New Bedford Public Library, 613 Pleasant
Street
Fall River October 8 Fall River Heritage State Park, 100 Davol
Street
Oak Bluffs
(Martha's
Vineyard)
October 14 Martha's Vineyard Commission, Stone
Building, 33 New York Avenue
Nantucket October 16 Nantucket High School 10 Surfside Road
West Barnstable October 20 Tilden Arts Center Main Theater, Cape Cod
Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road
Woods Hole October 21 Redfield Auditorium, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute, 53 Water Street
Eastham October 22 National Park Service Salt Pond Visitor Center,
Eastham
Worcester October 27 Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square
Lowell October 28 Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack Street
Pittsfield October 29 Berkshire Athenaeum (Pittsfield Public Library),
1 Wendell Avenue
Springfield October 30 Scibelli Hall Theater, Springfield Technical
Community College
.