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Department of Conservation and Recreation Long-Term Permit and Lease and Employee Housing Programs
Official Audit Report – July 17, 2013 Department of Conservation and Recreation Long-Term Permit and Lease and Employee Housing Programs For the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 State House Room 230 Boston, MA 02133 [email protected] www.mass.gov/auditor 2012-0276-3S TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................. 1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED AGENCY .................................................................................................................................. 5 AUDIT SCOPE, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 7 AUDIT FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 1. INADEQUATE INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THE BILLING AND COLLECTION OF USER FEES, RESULTING IN UNPAID FEES, INADEQUATE LATE-PAYMENT PENALTIES, AND QUESTIONABLY LOW FEE PROVISIONS ......................... 10 a. Use Agreement Fees Are Not Being Effectively Administered, Resulting in Unpaid Fees ................................ 10 b. DCR Did Not Properly Establish or Enforce Late-Payment Penalties ................................................................ 18 c. User Fees Are Not Being Established in Accordance with State Requirements or Do Not Reflect Fair Rates, Resulting in Lost Revenue to the Commonwealth ........................................................................................... -
Report on the Real Property Owned and Leased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Report on the Real Property Owned and Leased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts April 2011 Executive Office for Administration & Finance Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Carole Cornelison, Commissioner Acknowledgements This report was prepared under the direction of Carol Cornelison, Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and H. Peter Norstrand, Deputy Commissioner for Real Estate Services. Linda Alexander manages and maintains the MAssets database used in this report. Martha Goldsmith, Director of the Office of Leasing and State Office Planning, as well as Thomas Kinney of the Office of Programming, assisted in preparation of the leasing portion of this report. Lisa Musiker, Jason Hodgkins and Alisa Collins assisted in the production and distribution. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Report Organization 5 Table 1: Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office 11 Total land acreage, buildings, and gross square feet under each executive office Table 2: Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by County or Region 15 Total land acreage, buildings, and gross square feet under each County Table 3: Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office and Agency 19 Detail site names with acres, buildings, and gross square feet under each agency Table 4: Improvements and Land at Each State Facility/Site by Municipality 73 Detail building list under each facility with site acres and building area by city/town Table 5: Commonwealth Active Lease Agreements by Municipality -
Report on the Real Property Owned and Leased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Report on the Real Property Owned and Leased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Published February 15, 2019 Prepared by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Carol W. Gladstone, Commissioner This page was intentionally left blank. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Report Organization 5 Table 1 Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office 11 Total land acreage, buildings (number and square footage), improvements (number and area) Includes State and Authority-owned buildings Table 2 Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by County 17 Total land acreage, buildings (number and square footage), improvements (number and area) Includes State and Authority-owned buildings Table 3 Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office and Agency 23 Total land acreage, buildings (number and square footage), improvements (number and area) Includes State and Authority-owned buildings Table 4 Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Site and Municipality 85 Total land acreage, buildings (number and square footage), improvements (number and area) Includes State and Authority-owned buildings Table 5 Commonwealth Active Lease Agreements by Municipality 303 Private leases through DCAMM on behalf of state agencies APPENDICES Appendix I Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office 311 Version of Table 1 above but for State-owned only (excludes Authorities) Appendix II County-Owned Buildings Occupied by Sheriffs and the Trial Court 319 Appendix III List of Conservation/Agricultural/Easements Held by the Commonwealth 323 Appendix IV Data Sources 381 Appendix V Glossary of Terms 385 Appendix VI Municipality Associated Counties Index Key 393 3 This page was intentionally left blank. -
MASTER HHT Facility Information
Department of Conservation and Recreation Healthy Heart Trails Location Information ADA Facility Name Name of Trail Surface Accessible Lenth of Trail Activity Level Starting Point Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Paved Yes 11 miles Easy Berkshire Mall Rd. Park at Lanesboro/Discover Berkshire Visitor Center-Depot St., Adams Beartown State Forest Benedict Pond Loop Trail Unpaved No 1.5 Miles Easy Boat Ramp Parking Area at Benedict Pond Beaver Brook Loop starting in main parking lot Partially Paved yes .75 Miles Easy Start at Main parking Lot Beaver Brook Reservation Beaver Brook Loop Partially Paved Yes .75 Miles Easy Begins at the main parking area on waverly Oaks Rd. in Waltham Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Belle Isle Meadow Loop Unpaved Yes 0.6 Miles Easy Start at the main parking lot off Bennington Street, East Boston Blackstone River & Canal HSP Blackstone Canal Towpath Trail Unpaved No 1 Mile Easy Tri River Health Center Parking Lot Borderland State Park Part of Pond Walk Unpaved No 1.5 Miles Easy Visitor's Center Bradley Palmer State Park Interpretive Trails #46 and #2 Unpaved No 1.2 Miles Easy Interpretive Trail #46 behind the Headquarters Building trail begins off main parking lot near visitor center Breakheart Reservation (fox run trail to Saugus River trail) Unpaved 1.4 Miles Moderate Breakheart Visitor Center Callahan State Park Backpacker/Acorn Trail Unpaved No 1.5 Miles Moderate Broad Meadow Parking Lot Castle Island Castle Island Loop Paved Yes .75 Miles Easy At the junction of the playground and main path Charles River Esplanade Esplanade Loop Paved Yes 1.5 Miles Easy Path begins at the Lee Pool Parking Lot Chestnut Hill Reservation Reservoir Loop Unpaved Yes 1.5 Miles Easy Start at the bulletin board on Beacon Street near the skating rink Chicopee Memorial State Park Loop Trail Paved Yes 2.4 Miles Easy Base of the Recreation Area Parking Lot Cochituate State Park Snake Brook Trail Unpaved Yes 1.5 Miles Moderate Rt 27 in Wayland. -
Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network Park Serve Day
Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network Park Serve Day Participants April 21, 2012 At a Park near you The Department of Conservation and Recreation reported 4.797 volunteers working in 53 parks and forests throughout the Commonwealth on Park Serve Day 2012. Whether doing conservation work, cleaning up trash or preparing parks for recreational users, every one of you who showed up deserves a big thank you. You make all the difference! See you in 2013, Friends Network faciliators Park Serve List for 2012: Alewife Reservation Ames Nowell State Park Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Blue Hills Reservation- Ponkapoag AMC Cabins Borderland State Park Bradley Palmer State Park Breakheart Reservation Callahan State Park Carson Beach Charles River Reservation - Brighton Pool Charles River Reservation - Cutler Park Reservatio Charles River Reservation - Dealtry Pool Charles River Reservation - Hatch Shell Charles River Reservation - Hemlock Gorge Charles River Reservation - Herter Park Charles River Reservation - River Street Waltham Chicopee State Park DAR State Forest Douglas State Forest Dunn Pond State Park Great Falls Discovery Center Lake Quinsigamond State Park Lynn Shores and Nahant Beach Reservation Mack Plaza and Victorian Garden Maudslay State Park Middlesex Fells Reservation Middlesex Fells Reservation - Sheepfold Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation Myles Standish State Forest Nashua River Rail Trail Nickerson State Park Otter River State Forest Pope John Paul II Park Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Salisbury Beach State Reservation Savin Hill and Malibu Beach Schooner Ernestina Scusset Beach State Reservation Shawme - Crowell State Forest Toohig Park Upton State Forest Wollaston Beach Wompatuck State Park Zelandi Square Park - Revere . -
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XT y. rf lJ:r-, Metropolitan District Commission)nj FACILITY GUIDE A " Metropolitan Parks Centennial • 1893-1993 "Preserving the past.,, protecting the future. The Metropolitan District Commission is a unique multi-service agency with broad responsibihties for the preservation, main- tenance and enhancement of the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic qualities of the environment within the thirty-four cit- ies and towns of metropolitan Boston. As city and town boundaries follow the middle of a river or bisect an important woodland, a metropolitan organization that can manage the entire natural resource as a single entity is essential to its protec- tion. Since 1893, the Metropolitan District Com- mission has preserved the region's unique resources and landscape character by ac- quiring and protecting park lands, river corridors and coastal areas; reclaiming and restoring abused and neglected sites and setting aside areas of great scenic beauty as reservations for the refreshment, recrea- tion and health of the region's residents. This open space is connected by a network Charles Eliot, the principle of landscaped parkways and bridges that force behind today's MDC. are extensions of the parks themselves. The Commission is also responsible for a scape for the enjoyment of its intrinsic val- vast watershed and reservoir system, ues; providing programs for visitors to 120,000 acres of land and water resources, these properties to encourage appreciation that provides pure water from pristine and involvment with their responsible use, areas to 2.5 million people. These water- providing facilities for active recreation, shed lands are home to many rare and en- healthful exercise, and individual and dangered species and comprise the only team athletics; protecting and managing extensive wilderness areas of Massachu- both public and private watershed lands in setts. -
Active Sandbank
Sand is categorized alphabetically Dune Jewelry Sandbank by beach name, US state, and Updated 11/16/15 country. SAND ID NAME aka City Region State Country 1332 Auke Beach Auke Beach AK USA 1411 Clam Gulch Clam Gulch Kenai Peninsula Borough AK USA 2457 Exit Glacier Seward AK USA 1141 Halibut Beach Anchor Point AK USA 1334 Mendenhall Glacier Juneau AK USA 1333 Sandy Beach Douglas AK USA 1820 Skagway Beach Skwagway AK USA 1335 South Point Higgins Beach Ketchikan AK USA 1503 Flora Bama Orange beach AL USA 1602 Fort Morgan Fort Morgan AL USA 588 Orange Beach Orange Beach AL USA 2416 Orange Street Pier Fairhope AL USA 556 West Beach Gulf Shores AL USA 587 Gulf Shores Gulf Shores AL USA 2421 Bell Rock Sedona AZ USA 2439 Cathedral Rock Sedona AZ USA 1123 Havasupai River Grand Canyon AZ USA 487 Horseshoe Bend AZ USA 1183 Lake Powell Lake Powell AZ USA 831 Sedona Sedona AZ USA 1576 Sunset Crater (Black) Flagstaff AZ USA 1577 Sunset Crater (Red) Flagstaff AZ USA 804 Arroyo Beach Santa Barbara CA USA 2310 Asilomar Beach Pacific Grove CA USA 699 Avila Beach Avila Beach CA USA R23 Beaches of Newport, CA Newport CA USA 2300 Benbow Inn Beach Gaberville CA USA 2192 Big Sur Big Sur CA USA 940 Breakers Beach Coronado Hotel Del Coronado CA USA 173 Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara CA USA Cabrillo Monument National 604 San Diego CA USA Park 493 Capitola Capitola CA USA 2173 Carbon Beach Malibu CA USA 422 Carmel Beach Carmel-by-the-Sea CA USA 717 Cave @ Sutro Baths San Francisco CA USA 2020 Coronado (BLACK) Coronado CA USA R57 Coronado (BLACK) Coronado CA USA -
Metropolitan District Commission Reservations and Facilities Guide
s 2- / (Vjjh?- e^qo* • M 5 7 UMASS/AMHERST A 31E0bt,01t3b0731b * Metropolitan District Commission Reservations and Facilities Guide MetroParks MetroParkways MetroPoRce PureWater 6 Table of Contents OPEN SPACE - RESERVATIONS Beaver Brook Reservation 2 Belle Isle Marsh Reservation 3 Blue Hills Reservation 4 Quincy Quarries Historic Site 5 Boston Harbor Islands State Park 6-7 Breakheart Reservation 8 Castle Island 9 Charles River Reservation 9-11 Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation 12 Middlesex Fells Reservation 13 Quabbin Reservoir 14 Southwest Corridor Park 15 S tony Brook Reserv ation 1 Wollaston Beach Reservation 17 MAP 18-19 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES Bandstands and Music Shells 21 Beaches 22 Bicycle Paths 23 Boat Landings/Boat Launchings 23 Camping 24 Canoe Launchings 24 Canoe Rentals 24 Fishing 25 Foot Trails and Bridle Paths 26 Golf Courses 26 Museums and Historic Sites 27 Observation Towers 27 Pedestrian Parks 28 Running Paths 28 Sailing Centers 28 Skiing Trails 29 Skating Rinks 30-31 Swimming Pools 32-33 Tennis Courts 34 Thompson Ctr. for the Handicapped 35 Zoos 35 Permit Information 36 GENERAL INFORMATION 37 Metropolitan District Commission Public Information Office 20 Somerset Street, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-5215 Open Space... Green rolling hills, cool flowing rivers, swaying trees, crisp clean air. This is what we imagine when we think of open space. The Metropolitan District Commission has been committed to this idea for over one hundred years. We invite you to enjoy the many open spaces we are offering in the metropolitan Boston area. Skiing in the Middlesex Fells Reservation, sailing the Charles River, or hiking at the Blue Hills are just a few of the activities offered. -
Winthrop Town Manager's Weekly Blog
WINTHROP TOWN MANAGER’S WEEKLY BLOG January 19, 2017 Volume 2, Number 3 Manager’s Message from your Town Manager, Jim McKenna The Town is asking for assistance from residents to identify malfunctioning street lights. If you see a street light that is flickering, turning on and off intermittently, is out, or has another issue, please report it using our new online reporting form. You are not required to provide your name or any other PARKS AND RECREATION identifying information, but there is space to leave this ADULT PICKLEBALL information in case a follow-up question is needed. Mark your calendar - Wednesday Evenings 7pm to 9pm at the Old Middle To submit a street light issue, School Gym. please go to http://www.town.winthrop.ma. Winthrop Parks and Recreation now offers us/department-public- something new for the adults in our works/webforms/street-light- community – Pickleball for Adults (men & issue-reporting. women) on Wed evenings 7pm to 9pm starting January 18 for 8 weeks. (no class on February 22) We will work to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, however, Join one of the fastest growing sports in the US! That’s due to the nature of such issues, right. Pickleball! A fun sport (with a funny name) that combines we will not respond directly to many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong using an oversized each report. paddle and perforated plastic ball played both indoors or outdoors on half the size of a tennis court. Equipment is provided so all you need is pair of sneakers, comfortable clothing and enthusiasm to have fun while getting exercise. -
Sealink Position Paper Addressing the Reliability Needs of the Region
NEW HAMPSHIRE TRANSMISSION SeaLink Position Paper Addressing the Reliability Needs of the Region Addendum April 2014 Greater Boston Stakeholder Letters Index Massachusetts Page number 1. Governor Patrick – January 13, 2014 1 2. Attorney General Coakley - March 18, 2014 3 3. Mayor Walsh (City of Boston) – October 24, 2014 5 4. Former Mayor Menino (City of Boston) - February 8, 2013 7 5. Select State Delegation Reps. & Senators – December 9, 2014 8 6. State Representative Miceli (19th Middlesex) – December 11, 2014 11 7. Mayor Christensen (City of Malden) - January 14, 2014 13 8. Mayor Kennedy (City of Lynn) – March 11, 2014 15 9. Senator DiDomenico (Everett) – April 2, 2014 17 10. Mayor Kirk (City of Gloucester) - April16, 2014 18 11. Mass. Municipal Wholesale Electric Coop – December 15, 2014 20 12. Asst. General Manager Boyle (MBTA) - March 4, 2014 23 13. David Begelfer, CEO (NAIOP) - April 18, 2014 26 14. Bob Rio, SVP (AIM) - June 6, 2014 27 15. President Tozza (Bike to the Sea, Inc.) – March 17, 2014 29 New Hampshire 16. Governor Hassan – January 22, 2014 31 17. U.S. Senator’s Shaheen & Ayotte - June 18, 2014 32 18. Senator Stiles (Seabrook) & select reps - April 2, 2014 33 19. NH DOT – December 4, 2013 36 20. Town Manager Manzi (Seabrook) - March 3, 2014 39 21. President Lalime (Friends of Seabrook Rail Trail) – March 19, 2014 42 Regional 22. NESCOE letter – March 22, 2013 46 Page 1 Page 2 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ONE ASHBURTON PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 MARTHA COAKLEY (617) 727-2200 ATTORNEY GENERAL www.mass.gov/ago March 18, 2014 Gordon van Welie President and Chief Executive Officer ISO New England One Sullivan Road Holyoke, MA 01040 Dear Mr. -
NEW: Mobile Parking Payment at Select DCR Facilities – Download the YODEL App!
NEW: Mobile Parking Payment at Select DCR Facilities – Download the YODEL App! FAQ’s What is happening with parking at DCR facilities? DCR is introducing a new payment system, the YODEL app, for parking at DCR facilities. DCR is phasing in this new payment system during the summer and fall of 2021. The YODEL app is available for parking payment at ten DCR facilities as of Thursday, July 1, 2021: • Borderland State Park • Cochituate State Park • Douglas State Forest • Hopkinton State Park • Horseneck Beach State Reservation • Nahant Beach Reservation • Nantasket Beach Reservation • Salisbury Beach State Reservation • Scusset Beach State Reservation • Walden Pond State Park Additionally, the YODEL app will be available at the following facilities on Saturday, July 10: • Chicopee Memorial State Park • Hampton Ponds State Park YODEL will be available at more DCR facilities soon. What is the Yodel app? The YODEL app provides a fast, safe, contactless payment option. In the future YODEL will also provide features such as advance reservation, capacity information, real-time notification, contactless entry validation, and digital sales of Day Use Passes and Parking Passes. NOTE: Pre-purchased passes do not guarantee entry upon arrival. We strongly recommend purchasing your pass upon arrival at the park to ensure admission. All sales are final. Why is DCR introducing the Yodel app? Improving visitor experience, reducing traffic and wait time, and managing capacity are some of the key reasons DCR is introducing the new YODEL app. The YODEL app saves time! Allowing you to purchase your daily parking pass conveniently on your mobile device. Going digital also reduces traffic and helps the environment by reducing waste. -
Real Property Report
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Report on the Real Property Owned and Leased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2016 Published February 15, 2017 Prepared by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Carol Gladstone, Commissioner TABLE OF CONTENTS Report Organization 1 Table 1: Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office 5 Total land acreage, buildings, and gross square feet under each Executive Office Table 2: Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by County 11 Total land acreage, buildings, and gross square feet under each County Table 3: Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office and Agency 17 Detail site names with acres, buildings, and gross square feet under each Agency Table 4: Commonwealth Buildings and Improvements at Each State Facility or Site by Municipality 107 Detail building list under each facility with site acres and building area by City/Town Table 5: Commonwealth Active Lease Agreements by Municipality 299 Leases between the Commonwealth and Public and Private Entities Appendices Appendix I: Data Sources 315 Appendix II: Glossary of Terms 319 Appendix III: Municipality Index Key 333 Appendix IV: Data Reconciliation Forms 336 This page was intentionally left blank. Report Organization 1 This page was intentionally left blank. 2 REPORT ORGANIZATION This report contains five tables which provide different ways of organizing, analyzing and displaying information about property owned and leased by the Commonwealth. Table 1: Summary of Commonwealth-Owned Real Property by Executive Office This table shows groupings of Commonwealth-owned property by Executive Office and User Agency. The table lists the total land area in acres, the total number of improvements, and the gross square footage of all improvements for each User Agency and Executive Office.