Documents related to founding of Trust
Boston City Councillor
David Scondras
Boston City Council
NEW CITY HALL
ONE CITY HALL SQUARE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02201
(617) 725-4225
May 7, 1986
Galen Gilbert
30 Edgerly Road
Boston, MA 02115
Dear Galen,
We are making progress on solving the ground water problem. Enclosed you
will find a copy of the Boston Ground Water Trust Declaration for your
review. Highlights of the legislation are:
1. Purpose: to set up a trust whereby tax deductible contributions
can be collected and administered for the purpose of reactivating
existing wells and sinking new ones so that the ground water levels
can be monitored by the Inspectional Services Department. A second
purpose is to analyze the data from the monitoring, conduct studies
and make recommendations on short term and long term solutions to the
problem.
2. Board of Trustees: The Board, which oversees the
administration of the Trust, consists of nine members: three city
officials; three representatives from the real estate industry, and
three representatives from neighborhood organizations.
I hope to file this Trust into the City Council within the next few
weeks. Public hearings will be held soon after that; I will notify you
of the time and place when it has been set.
Your continued interest and input will help to make this important
project a reality. If you have any comments or questions about this
document, please do not hesitate to call me or Elizabeth Conner, my
Legislative Aide.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours truly,
David Scondras
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