THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021 Page 29 Mystic Watershed communities secure $3.6M in climate resilience funding F ollowing the release of $20 million in state FY2022 MVP Grants, the Mystic River Watershed Association announced that Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) cities and towns had secured a total of $2.6 million in state funding to help prepare for extreme weather. Of these funds, $1.1 million were grants for multi-community projects, and $1.5 million went to individual municipalities. In addition, the Barr Foundation awarded the RMC a two-year, $950,000 renewal grant, bringing the total in new climate resilience funding to over $3.6 million. Such regional partnerships are critical to addressing the increasing risks communities face. “The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report painted a daunting picture of the hotter, stormier Massachusetts we are becoming,” said JuBHRC | FROM PAGE 27 but the person changing the gender must submit an affi davit executed under the penalty of perjury attesting that the request is to conform to the person’s gender identity and is not made for any fraudulent purpose. The bill also directs the state to develop a plan for allowing a non-binary option on all state forms and instances where a gender choice is required. “People know what gender they lie Wormser, deputy director of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA). “These new resources, added to our work together over the past three years will help Mystic Watershed communities protect their people and places from increasingly extreme weather events.” are,” said sponsor Sen. Jo Comerford (D- Northampton). “This bill simply allows for gender identifi cation and IDs as diverse as our people. The Legislature must ensure that all of our constituents have access to IDs with nonbinary gender markers as beautifully diverse as they are.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Sen. Sal DiDomenico Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to WATERSHED | SEE PAGE 30 debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of September 20-24, the House met for a total of seven hours and 27 minutes while the Senate met for a total of fi ve hours and 28 minutes. Mon. Sept. 20 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Senate 11:04 a.m. to 11:39 a.m. Tues. Sept. 21 No House session No Senate session Wed. Sept. 22 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:13 a.m. No Senate session Thurs. Sept. 23 House 11:02 a.m. to 6:14 p.m. Senate 11:19 a.m. to 4:12 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Convened by MyRWA in September 2018 and led by senior staff from 20 cities and towns and non-governmental partners, the Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) focuses on: • Managing stormwater fl oodFRANK’S Housepainting (781) 289-0698 • Exterior • Ceiling Dr. • Power Wash • Paper Removal • Carpentry FREE ESTIMATES — Fully Insured ~ HELP WANTED ~ Construction Help Wanted Seeking Full-Time Laborers Basic construction knowledge, MA Drivers License with clean driving record a must. EVERETT ALUMINUM Call Steve at: (617) 389-3839 “Proper prep makes all the difference” – F. Ferrera • Interior
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