Please support the Public Lands Preservation Act (H. 4422) now in the House Committee on Ways and Means. For more information see http://protectmassenvironment.org/public_lands_preservation_act.htm
We URGE you to write, email or call Representative Charley Murphy and tell him that you want the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee to report out favorably the Public Lands Preservation Act H 4422.
Here is a sample letter to mail or email to: Rep.CharlesMurphy@hwm.state.ma.us
or phone Rep. Charles Murphy at 617-722-2990
The Honorable Charles Murphy
State House
Room 243
Boston, MA 02133
__________, 2010
Dear Representative Murphy;
I am a resident of (your town) and I am writing to urge you to support the Public Lands Preservation Act, H 4422. This bill would establish a government policy that public land acquired for natural resource purposes (Article 97 land) can not be disposed of or converted to other uses without an alternatives analysis and replacement with comparable natural resource land. The Public Lands Preservation Act would stem the loss of parks, playgrounds, conservation land, watersheds, and other public natural resource lands.
This bill is important to me because: (here are some sample reasons to give Rep. Murphy...specific reasons are better than generalities)
-You believe that public land should not be disposed of casually, as happens now. Disposals should take place only after careful analysis of alternatives
-Your kids spend a lot of time in a playground in your neighborhood, and you want to make sure it stays a playground.
-You feel strongly about no-net-loss .
-You have spent the last 20 years trying to preserve open space.
-You are concerned about the loss of trees on the environment.
-You know people who might be willing to donate open land but are concerned that it would not be protected in perpetuity.
-You are a member of your concom, planning board, watchdog organization, etc. and you get a lot of pressure to give up
natural resource land.
-You are concerned at the rate of unplanned development which threatens loss of public lands.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
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