Metropolitan
Beaches Commission
The Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) was created in 2006 by the Massachusetts Legislature to take an in-depth look at the Boston metropolitan region's 15 public beaches in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, and Hull which are managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
The MBC is comprised of elected officials and community leaders from Boston and the metropolitan region's waterfront neighborhoods and beachfront communities. Its work is facilitated by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, which has served as lead consultant to the Commission since its inception. Senator Brendan Crighton of Lynn and Representative Adrian Madaro of East Boston are the MBC’s Co-Chairs.
2025 Commissioners
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Senator Brendan Crighton
Co-Chair
Third Essex
Brendan.crighton@masenate.gov -
Representative Adrian Madaro
Co-Chair
First Suffolk
Adrian.Madaro@mahouse.gov -
Senator Lydia Edwards
Senate Vice Chair
First Suffolk and Middlesex
Lydia.Edwards@masenate.gov -
Representative Joan Meschino
House Vice Chair
Third Plymouth
Joan.Meschino@mahouse.gov -
Christopher Byner
Community Vice Chair
Boston Police Activities League
christopher.byner@boston.gov -
John Allen
The Allen Company
john@allencompanyllc.com -
Ghizlane Benzerdjeb
Revere Resident
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Representative David Biele
Fourth Suffolk
David.Biele@mahouse.gov -
Barbara Bishop
Winthrop Resident
barbarabishop200@comcast.net -
Representative Tackey Chan
Second Norfolk
Tackey.Chan@mahouse.gov -
Professor Bob Chen, PhD
UMass Boston, School for the Environment
Bob.Chen@umb.edu -
Senator Nick Collins
First Suffolk
Nick.Collins@masenate.gov -
Representative Jessica Giannino
Sixteenth Suffolk
Jessica.Giannino@mahouse.gov -
Susan Hamilton
Department of Conservation & Recreation
susan.f.hamilton@state.ma.us -
Representative Daniel Hunt
Thirteenth Suffolk
Daniel.Hunt@mahouse.gov -
Senator John Keenan
Norfolk and Plymouth
John.Keenan@masenate.gov -
Daniel Kenary
Harpoon Brewery
Dkenary@harpoonbrewery.com -
Christian Krahforst
Climate Adaptation & Conservation, Town of Hull
ckrahforst@town.hull.ma.us -
Keith Mahoney
The Boston Foundation
keith.mahoney@tbf.org -
Chris Marchi
East Boston Resident
chrism@ebfoundation.com -
Nicole McClain
Northshore Juneteenth Association
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Senator Patrick O'Connor
Plymouth and Norfolk
Patrick.OConnor@masenate.gov -
Margaret Laforest
City of Quincy, Climate Resiliency
mlaforest@quincyma.gov -
Alison Nieto
Nahant Acting Town Administrator
anieto@nahant.org -
Mercy Robinson
South Boston En Acción
sbeamrobinson@gmail.com -
Robert Tucker
Friends of Lynn and Nahant Beach
robert295ns@gmail.com -
Representative Donald Wong
Ninth Essex
Donald.Wong@mahouse.gov
Reports and Resources
The MBC is charged with making findings and recommendations to the Legislature and DCR on ways to improve the metropolitan region's public beaches. Access our past reports and research below.
Archives
View past workshops and hearings or download copies of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission's reports as well as other documents including hearing minutes, public comments, technical reports, and appendices on which the reports are based.
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Meeting Minutes from MBC State House Hearing on January 30, 2017
Presentation to MBC at Lynn Hearing on May 30, 2017
Public Comment “Stickies” Summary from MBC Lynn Hearing on May 30, 2017
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Summary of the budget and operations analysis conducted for the Commission by the
CPA firm of Raphael & Raphael, LLP or a copy of their complete report and technical appendicesA list of the capital projects the Commission has proposed for the region's public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket.
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Hearing 1, April 8, 2013 -The State House, Boston
Hearing Minutes - April 8, 2013
DCR Commissioner Lambert’s Testimony / Powerpoint
Patty Foley, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, Hearing 1 Statement
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay’s Better Beaches 2012 Program Package
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay’s Youth Environmental Program PackageCarol Haney, Revere Beach Partnership, Hearing 1 Statement
Barry Welch, Quincy Department of Recreation, Hearing 1 StatementDr. Jim Shine, Harvard School of Public Health, Hearing 1 Statement
Hearing 2, May 13, 2013 - The State House, Boston
Community Hearings
Hearing 3 - Revere, Thursday, June 11, 2013 6-8, Jack Satter House
Media Coverage
Boston Globe 5/30/2013:Commission weighs need for improvements to Hub's beaches
Revere Journal : Commission to Hold Public Hearing in Revere
Hearing 4 - Hull, Wednesday July 17, 2013 6:00-8:00pm, Mary Jeanette Murray Bath House 204 Nantasket Avenue
Hearing 5 - Lynn and Nahant, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
North Shore Community College, Room T-102Hearing 6 - East Boston, Wednesday, July 31, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
Orient Heights Yacht ClubHearing 7 - South Boston, Tuesday, August 6, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
Curley Community CenterHearing 8 - Quincy Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
Kennedy Senior CenterHearing 9 - Winthrop. Tuesday, September 10, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
DeLeo Senior CenterHearing 10 - Dorchester, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:00-8:00pm
BC High SchoolFebruary 1, 2014 Regional Meeting
Download a PDF of the Feb 1, 2014 Powerpoint Presentation for review and comment
Download a PDF of the Community Summaries for review and comments