MAPC Wraps Up Spring Legislative Breakfasts
June 2, 2023 - MAPC just wrapped up hosting six legislative breakfasts with seven of our subregions over the course of the spring. We host these breakfasts as a way to connect legislators with planners and town administrators for important conversations around housing, transportation, climate, and municipal government.
This was the first year since 2019 that we were able to host all of these events in person. The events were held at locations around the MAPC region that highlighted the work of so many of our partners. This included: the Thayer Homestead in Medway, which was renovated using Community Preservation Act funding; the Sanctuary in Maynard, which was restored and now hosts an event space, daycare, and food pantry; Little Birds Events - a business in the Norwood Space Center; and municipal spaces across the region.
At these breakfasts, legislators shared their goals for making a more climate resilient region by investing in clean energy and fueling a green economy, they talked about how 3A implementation will spur transit-oriented development, and the critical need for investments in the MBTA and regional transit agencies to truly connect our region and provide reliable transit options.
We want to thank all of the legislators and staff that were able to join us for these important conversations, MAPC subregional coordinators, and the municipal officials who participated in these events!
SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP)
Representative Brian Murray
Senator Rebecca Rausch
MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC)
Representative Kate Donaghue
Representative Priscila Sousa
South Shore Coalition (SSC)
Representative Joan Meschino
Senator Patrick O’Connor
Senator John F. Keenan
Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC)
Chair Bill Driscoll
Senator Rebecca Rausch
Senator Paul Feeney
Representative Edward Phillips
The Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC)
Representative Carmine Gentile
Representative Danillo Sena
Speaker Pro Tempore Kate Hogan
Senator James Eldridge
The North Shore Task Force (NSTF)
Representative Kristin Kassner
Representative Richard Haggerty
Representative Michelle Ciccolo
Chair Michael Day