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Settlement includes roughly $6 million for recreation improvements, DCR says

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection · October 10, 2024
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The Recreation Settlement Agreement accompanying the relicensing would fund an estimated $6 million in boating, access and trail improvements and permanent conservation of FirstLight lands, according to the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation; some public commenters supported the agreement but raised concerns about effects on sensitive species and access timing.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s recreation representative described the Recreation Settlement Agreement’s package of public‑use investments, land conservation and management provisions.

Paul Janagy, director of the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (speaking on behalf of DCR), said the recreation agreement includes an estimated $6,000,000 in…

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