LAW, ADVOCACY & POLICY

Massachusetts State Reorganization

Sample Letter of Support To Your State Senator

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[Date]

Honorable [Full Name Senator]
State House
Boston, MA 02133
 
Dear Senator [Use last name only]:

I write in regard to the current proposals to reorganize Massachusetts state government.  I urge you to work with the House to pass legislation that will merge the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM), keep the metropolitan park system intact, and create an advisory council of citizens or advocacy group representatives.

I also encourage you to support the creation of the Executive Office of Commonwealth Development or a similar office to coordinate the work of the offices of energy, transportation, housing, and the environment.  This will give the state the tools needed to attack sprawl and give our communities the opportunity to develop sensibly and sustainably.

Finally, I do not support the reorganization amendment passed by the House (House 4001), as it will create significant problems by separating parkland management from recreation, by merging MDC parks with other urban parks, and by dividing responsibility for state forests between two departments.  I believe this reorganization proposal is flawed and should not be adopted.

As your constituent, I urge you to add your support to this cabinet level reorganization.  We have the opportunity here to eliminate the long-standing inefficiencies of our state's government; let's act on it.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated support and I anxiously await your reply.

Sincerely,

[NAME - typed in capital letters]

[Your Address]

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