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APPENDIX H List of Local Stakeholders and Agencies Informed about the Proposed Action Boston Logan RNAV (GPS) RWY 4L Appendix H-1 RoVolus/ESA/Jacobsen Daniels Environmental Assessment September 2020 TABLE H-1 LIST OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND AGENCIES INFORMED ABOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) Massachusetts State House Room 507 Paul Feeney Mansfield State Senator Boston, MA 02133 State House State Representative Room 124 Elizabeth A. Poirier Mansfield (Precinct 1 and 5) Boston, MA 02133 State House State Representative Room 542 Jay Barrows Mansfield (Precinct 2,3 and 6) Boston, MA 02133 State House State Representative Room 185 Louis L. Kafka Mansfield (Precinct 4) Boston, MA 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 111 Sonia R. Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk State Senator Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 312-D Nick Collins First Suffolk State Senator Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Norfolk, Bristol and Room 213-B Walter F. Timilty Plymouth State Senator Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 405 Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk State Senator Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 542 Fred Jay Barrows 1st Bristol State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 236 Liz Miranda 5th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 254 Russell E. Holmes 6th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 155 Chynah Tyler 7th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) 24 Beacon St. Room 243 Aaron M. Michlewitz 3rd Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 26 Edward F. Coppinger 10th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 238 Elizabeth A. Malia 11th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 236 Daniel Cullinane 12th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 166 Daniel J. Hunt 13th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 167 Angelo M. Scaccia 14th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 448 Nika Elugardo 15th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 39 Michael J. Moran 18th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 356 Robert A. DeLeo 19th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 38 Kevin G. Honan 17th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 130 Jon Santiago 9th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 167 Bruce J. Ayers 1st Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 166 William C. Galvin 6th Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) 24 Beacon St. Room 166 William J. Driscoll 7th Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 185 Louis L. Kafka 8th Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 167 Shawn C. Dooley 9th Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 42 Tackey Chan 2nd Norfolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 26 David Biele 4th Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 24 Beacon St. Room 134 Adrian C. Madaro 1st Suffolk State Representative Boston, MA, 02133 City Hall 1305 Hancock Street Thomas P. Koch Quincy Mayor Quincy, MA 02169 6 Park Row Kevin J. Dumas Mansfield Town Manager (Appointed) Mansfield, MA 02048 801 Washington St. Charles Aspinwall Canton Town Administrator Canton, MA 02021 Office of the Town Administrator 79 South Street Kevin A. Sweet Wrentham Town Administrator Wrentham, MA 02093 10 Pearl Street Robin A. Grimm Stoughton Town Manager Stoughton, MA 02072 Town Office Building 90 South Main Street Frederic Turkington Sharon Town Administrator Sharon, MA 02067 1 CITY HALL SQUARE, SUITE 500 Martin J. Walsh Boston Mayor BOSTON, MA 02201-2013 Town Office Building 525 Canton Avenue Michael D. Dennehy Milton Town Administrator Milton, MA 02186 First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) Town Office Building 525 Canton Avenue Melinda A. Collins Milton Board of Selectman (Chair) Milton, MA 02187 2nd floor, Town Hall President and At-Large 41 South Main Street James F. Burgess Jr. Randolph (Town Council) Randolph, MA 02368 Board of Selectman 40 South Street Mark Elfman Foxborough (Chairman) Foxborough, MA 02035 Director Aviation Planning and Strategy at Massachusetts Port Flavio Leo Authority [email protected] Mark Elfman [email protected] Legislative Correspondent at United States Senate, Office of Senator Elizabeth Alex Davidson Warren [email protected] Senior Advisor at Office of US Senator Elizabeth Roger Lau Warren [email protected] Scheduling and Projects Coordinator at United Abigail Webber States Senate [email protected] Regional Director to Darien Johnson Senator Elizabeth Warren [email protected] Office Manager at Senator Deborah Touhey Edward J. Markey [email protected] Statewide Organizing Director at Edward J. Rory Clark Markey [email protected] Massachusetts State James Cantwell Director [email protected] Regional Director at Claire Teylouni Edward J. Markey [email protected] Senate Aide at Edward J. Nolan O’Brien Markey Nolan_O'[email protected] Aide at Congressman Jeanne Ahern Richard E. Neal [email protected] First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) William Powers [email protected] Staff Member at Congressman Richard E. Michelle Brown Neal [email protected] Political Director at Re- Seth Nadeau Elect McGovern Committee [email protected] District Director at Congressman James P. John Niedzielski McGovern [email protected] Communications Director at Congressman James P. Matthew Bonaccorsi McGovern [email protected] District Director at Congresswomen Lori Emily Byrne Trahan [email protected] Chris Mullin [email protected] Digital Organizing Director Stephanie Noguera at Kennedy for MA [email protected] District Director at Congressman Joe Kennedy Nick Clemons III [email protected] District Director at Congressman Joe Kennedy Lisa Nelson III [email protected] District Counsel at Congresswomen Katherine Wade Blackman Clark [email protected] District Director at Congressman Katherine Kelsey Perkins Clark [email protected] District Director at Rick Jakious Congressman Seth Moulton [email protected] District Executive Assistant at Congresswoman Ayanna Luz Villar Pressley [email protected] Assistant District Attorney at Suffolk County District Araba Adjei-Koranteng Attorney’s Office [email protected]' Bob Fowkes [email protected] First Name Last Name Town/District Position/Committee Address (Mailing/Email) Shayah Barnes [email protected] Andrew Nelson [email protected]' Chris Matthews [email protected] Stephen Lynch Congressman Katherine Clark Congresswoman Dave Carlon MCAC Chairman [email protected] MCAC Milton Tom Dougherty Representative [email protected] MCAC Boston Maura Zlody Representative [email protected] Chair of the Massachusetts William F Galvin Historical Commission Annissa Essaibi-George At-Large City Councillors [email protected] Michael F Flaherty At-Large City Councillors [email protected] Julia Mejia At-Large City Councillors [email protected] Michelle Wu At-Large City Councillors [email protected] Lydia Edwards District 1 District 1 City Councillor [email protected] Ed Flynn District 2 District 2 City Councillor [email protected] Frank Baker District 3 District 3 City Councillor [email protected] Andrea J Campbell District 4 District 4 City Councillor [email protected] Ricardo Arroyo District S District 5 City Councillor [email protected] Matt O'Malley District 6 District 6 City Councillor Matt.O'[email protected] Kim Janey District 7 District 7 City Councillor [email protected] Kenzie Bok District 8 District 8 City Councillor [email protected] Liz Breadon District 9 District 9 City Councillor [email protected] .
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