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  FY2002 H1 Budget Recommendations
For the operation and maintenance of the parks, facilities, and properties of the metropolitan district commission; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, all offices and positions shall be subject to classification under sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of chapter 30 of the General Laws
The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the commission an amount not to exceed $100,000 from revenue generated pursuant to section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws
The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized to expend for the operation and maintenance of four rinks between September 1, 2001, and April 30, 2002, as an expanded and extended rink season an amount not to exceed $548,076 from skating rink fees and rentals
www.mass.gov /bb/fy2002h1/budget_recommendations/departments/mdc.htm   (530 words)

  
 Massachusetts, Boston Metro Park System White Paper: The Trust for Public Land
MDC's park system was widely recognized for its excellence during the first half of the 20th century.
Although the exact extent of patronage in the MDC is in dispute, it is widely perceived to be a problem for the agency.
The ideal solution to MDC's structural problem would be to move the agency from the state level to the regional level, putting management closer to the people served and creating a higher level of accountability to local constituencies.
www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=12184&folder_id=260   (2743 words)

  
 Rocky Hill Post - Metropolitan District Commission hands town 14 percent increase
The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) recently passed its budget, and the town of Rocky Hill is feeling the worst of the storm.
The MDC serves eight towns in the Greater Hartford area, and of those eight towns, Rocky Hill was handed the highest increase for services.
The towns the MDC serves are Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10814390&BRD=1649&PAG=461&dept_id=11971&rfi=6   (437 words)

  
 MDC - Water Supply & Pollution Control
The Metropolitan District (MDC) is a non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929 to provide potable water and sewerage services on a regional basis.
Today, the MDC provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities -- Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor -- and to portions of other towns in the region.
The MDC, under contract to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, also handles waste transportation and processing operations associated with the Mid-Connecticut Project, a trash-to-energy facility serving more than 65 Connecticut municipalities.
www.themdc.com   (171 words)

  
 Sutton Corporation vs. Metropolitan District Commission
The cases cited by the MDC are not to the contrary.
Because we have concluded, (infra), that the MDC did not breach the contract by failing to approve the wick drain proposal, Sutton is not entitled to damages arising from such a failure.
The MDC argues that this law is not subject to referendum because it "appropriates money for the current or ordinary expenses of the commonwealth," which is an excluded subject under the Constitution.
www.corwinlaw.com /appellate/sutmet.html   (4668 words)

  
 Kansas City Chiefs - County Question 1 - FAQ
The Metropolitan Cultural Fund was designed by the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City through a four year, comprehensive process of gathering input from stakeholders, elected officials, civic leaders and the citizens of our region.
Also known as the Bistate Commission, the Metropolitan Culture District Commission is made up of representatives from the counties in which the tax is approved.
The goals of the Metropolitan Cultural Fund - arts excellence, arts programs for kids, and arts availability - as well as the proposal’s economic impact, cultural benefit to residents, contribution to quality of life of the region, contribution to geographical balance, breadth of popular appeal, and needs of the community - will be considered.
www.kcchiefs.com /news/2004/10/11/county_question_1__faq   (1549 words)

  
 Mass. Senate No. 629 regarding transfer of MDC parks to DEM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Department of Environmental Management shall assume control of all properties and responsibilities controlled by the Metropolitan District Commission under sections 33 to 34A of chapter 92, sections 38 to 49 of chapter 92, sections 50 to 55 of chapter 92, sections 72 to 76E of chapter 92, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition.
The transfer of control and responsibility of the Metropolitan District Commission property under this act must be completed within one year after the passage of this act.
Sections 33 to 34A of chapter 92, sections 38 to 49 of chapter 9, sections 50 to 55 of chapter 92, sections 59 to 87 of chapter 92, and sections 88 to 103 of chapter 92, shall be repealed upon completion of section 1 of this act.
www.massbike.org /bikelaw/leg2001/s629.htm   (204 words)

  
 Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Commission
Copeland was elected to the chairmanship at the January 12 Commission meeting.
and Missouri Metropolitan Cultural District Commission was formed as part of the original bi-state tax to oversee the use of bi-state tax collection.
He said, “The commission serves an important role in that it works to make sure tax dollars collected in the bistate tax are spent as the voters intended.” He said, “The commission takes this responsibility very seriously, and we work together in a true regional partnership to meet that goal.”
www.marc.org /newsreleases/mcdc041405.htm   (167 words)

  
 M.D.C. Police Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
According the Metropolitan Parks Commission Annual Report of 1918, an small addition was made to the station for a mortuary in the basement to house bodies that were recovered from the water by officers until taken by the Medical Examiner.
MDC Officer Louis Farese of the Lower Basin Division patrols the waters of the Charles River in 1959.
MDC Police Officer Taylor and another unknown officer on duty at what appears to be a swimming area of a pond or river, judging by the men in swim suits behind them.
home.comcast.net /~mmrubino/Index.html   (6837 words)

  
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In 1855 the commission was given the additional powers to lay streets and sewers (Resolves 1855, c 60), to authorize others to use the mill dam in filling up the lands and flats, and to contract with the railroad companies.
Summary: The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) is responsible for oversight of functions relating to the metropolitan park, water, and sewerage districts, consisting of Boston and surrounding communities.
The Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission was established by St 1926, c 375, for the purpose of extending and increasing the water supply of the metropolitan water system, and of such cities and towns not members of the Metropolitan Water District as might require water from that system.
archnet.asu.edu /archives/crm/Mass/built/en.htm   (13047 words)

  
 Special Act No. 01-3 for Substitute House Bill No. 6721   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The district commission shall conduct a public hearing on any proposed ordinance or revision to an ordinance at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.
The proposed ordinance or revision to an ordinance shall be filed in the office of the town clerk in each municipality that is a member of the district for public inspection at least ten days before such hearing.
The district board of the metropolitan district may, from time to time, revise the ordinances of said district combining therein existing ordinances and making such alterations as it may deem necessary.
www.cga.ct.gov /2001/act/sa/2001SA-00003-R00HB-06721-SA.htm   (216 words)

  
 Mass. Senate No. 628 regarding transfer of MDC roads to MHD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Commission's Roadways and Boulevards to the Department of Highways
The department of highways shall assume control of all properties controlled by the Metropolitan District Commission under sections 35, 35A, 36, 37, 49, 69, 80, 88 and 106, of chapter 92, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition.
The department of highways is hereby directed and authorized to establish and execute a plan for the purpose of a transferring control and responsibility of properties from the Metropolitan District Commission to Department of Highways as directed under this act.
www.massbike.org /bikelaw/leg2001/s628.htm   (175 words)

  
 East Hartford Gazette - LETTER: Vote 'Yes' for MDC bond
The members represent the eight towns in the MDC district; these towns are Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Bloomfield, Newington, Rocky Hill, Windsor and Wethersfield.
On November 7th, the third referendum on the East Hartford ballot will be the appropriation of $800 million to be financed by the issuance of bonds for the Metropolitan District to correct the sewer overflow, the sanitary sewer overflow and the removal of nitrogen to decrease the levels of pollution in the Connecticut River.
If we vote "yes" to authorize the MDC to bond this project, we will be involved in controlling the costs and also be eligible for grants that will not have to be paid back, thus saving us that expense.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1642&dept_id=10304&newsid=17414548&PAG=461&rfi=9   (373 words)

  
 Legislation Threatens Charles River Basin MDC Parklands System
Section 1: The Department of Highways shall assume control of all properties controlled by the Metropolitan District Commission under sections 35, 35A, 36, 37, 49, 69, 80, 88, and 106, of Chapter 92, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition.
The Department of Highways is hereby directed and authorized to establish and execute a plan for the purpose of a transferring control and responsibility of the Metropolitan District Commission properties under this act must be completed within one year after passage of this act.
The Department of Environmental Management is hereby directed and authorized to establish and execute a plan for the purpose of a transferring control and responsibility of properties from the Metropolitan District Commission property under this act must be completed within one year after the passage of this act.
www.charlesriverconservancy.org /get_involved/MDC/act_mdc_threatened.html   (1104 words)

  
 Water History
The Metropolitan District Commission Water Supply Division was created in 1926 as a solution to this problem and was responsible for building many Metropolitan District Commission facilities, among them Quabbin Reservoir, the Quabbin Aqueduct and the Hultman Aqueduct.
The Commission is the MWRA’s largest single customer for both water and sewer services, and MWRA charges represent the largest single component of the Commission’s operating expenses.
For the Commission’s 2006 fiscal year beginning January 1, 2006 the MWRA expense is projected to be approximately $160 million, or 62% of total expenses projected to be approximately $260 million.
www.bwsc.org /water_sewer_sys/water_system/water_history.htm   (345 words)

  
 Cabral v. Metropolitan District Commission
He was hired to work in Metropolitan’s trash-to-energy disposal plant, in proximity to the refuse that was being hauled in for processing.
In fact, the Chairman of this Commission, in his capacity as the agency’s chief administrator under § 31-280 C.G.S., has adopted medical protocols recommending certain diagnostic and treatment modalities for some types of musculoligamentous injuries.
The Porter decision is relevant to this Commission’s outlook regarding the admissibility of expert testimony insofar as it shifts the state court system a bit closer to the inclusive evidentiary standard set forth for workers’ compensation commissioners in § 31-298.
wcc.state.ct.us /crb/1999/3770crb.htm   (2181 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) is a non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929 to provide potable water and sewerage services to the Hartford, Ct. region.
Today, the MDC provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities in central Connecticut— Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor—as well as portions of other towns in the region.
The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) is a non-profit municipal organization that provides potable water, sewerage services and other environmental services to the Hartford, Ct. region.
www.saludos.com /supplements/mdc/index-jobs.htm   (729 words)

  
 Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - Operating Contract Info
The District’s chief responsibilities are to provide sewage treatment services and to maintain and improve watercourses for nearly all of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and portions of municipalities in surrounding counties.
The District’s 420-square-mile service area includes all cities and villages, (except the City of South Milwaukee), within Milwaukee County and 10 municipalities in the surrounding counties of Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Racine.
The District’s governing body is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, which is composed of 11 members.
www.mmsd.com /procurement/operating_contract_info.cfm   (509 words)

  
 Capturing A Brook - 5/22/2006 - New England Construction
The first project designed to eliminate stream flow from wastewater in the Metropolitan District Commission's Greater Hartford pollution control system was launched recently in the north end of Connecticut's capital.
The Tower Brook Storm Sewer project is a joint venture between the City of Hartford and the Metropolitan District, with funding provided by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
According to Robert Weimar, chief of MDC's Program Management, the first phase of the program was geared to eliminate the backup of sanitary sewage into structure basements and street flooding.
www.acppubs.com /article/CA6335480.html   (1121 words)

  
 EPA Settles Case with Hartford Metropolitan District Commission
The consent agreement between EPA and the MDC stems from a routine inspection in 1997 of the commission's Murphy Road maintenance facility, which services about 300 MDC vehicles.
The complaint said the MDC was mixing hazardous solvents sold in aerosol cans as a cleaning agent with non-hazardous mineral spirits.
ABSTRACT: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled an enforcement case with the Hartford, Conn., Metropolitan District Commission, with the MDC agreeing to pay a $1,750 penalty, train its employees on proper hazardous waste management and perform a pollution prevention audit.
www.epa.gov /docs/region1/pr/1999/090999.html   (299 words)

  
 Park parsimony - The Boston Globe
The roads, parkways, and bridges inherited by the DCR in the merger with the Metropolitan District Commission are crucial to the transportation...
The roads, parkways, and bridges inherited by the DCR in the merger with the Metropolitan District Commission are crucial to the transportation system of Eastern Massachusetts.
But no administrative magic will compensate for years of disinvestment in recreational attractions that could help the state hold onto the young professionals it is so worried about losing to states with lower housing costs and, sometimes, lower taxes.
www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/11/30/park_parsimony   (502 words)

  
 The Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut Selects Northrop Grumman for Automated Meter-Reading System
Once the system is deployed, meters will transmit readings to mobile receivers either carried by district meter readers or mounted in their vehicles.
A non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) supplies water and sewer services to its eight member municipalities: Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.
The MDC also supplies treated water to the Town of Portland and portions of Glastonbury, East Granby, South Windsor and Farmington.
www.irconnect.com /noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=64927   (395 words)

  
 MDC POWERS AND PROCUREMENT
You asked for a brief description of the power of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) and the provisions of its charter and ordinances governing its procurements.
The MDC is a non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the legislature in 1929 to provide potable water and sewerage services in the Hartford area.
MDC currently provides water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor (the member towns), and to parts of eight other towns in the Hartford area.
www.cga.ct.gov /2007/rpt/2007-R-0082.htm   (356 words)

  
 Bay Area Air Quality Management District - BAAQMD
The Bay Area Air District is offering Santa Clara County residents up to $300 in rebates to replace wood burning appliances with ones that use natural gas.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region.
The Air District is embarking upon an update to the Bay Area 2005 Ozone Strategy.  The 2007 Ozone Strategy will be prepared in cooperation with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
www.baaqmd.gov   (870 words)

  
 Boston Sewage Tour: Wastewater History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A commission was formed to investigate the problem of disease-causing sewer back-ups.
The commission recommended that the untreated sewage be discharged into the ocean, far away from people's homes.
The Metropolitan Sewerage Commission was formed to manage the sewers in Boston and the Cambridge area.
web.mit.edu /seagrant/edu/res/bostonsewage/history/index.html   (609 words)

  
 FIC2001-460
It is found that the respondents do not have, maintain, or keep on file, in the normal course of their record keeping, a report, which contains the categories of information (or any portion) requested by the complainant.
It is found that the respondents, under the terms of their union agreement with the complainant’s union, created a report for the complainant, with respect to the 140 MDC employees who belong to such union.
Based upon the foregoing, it is concluded that the respondents did not violate the FOI Act as alleged in the complaint.
www.state.ct.us /foi/2002fd/20020213/FIC2001-460.htm   (399 words)

  
 Metropolitan District Commission in Boston - Guide to Boston's Metropolitan District Commission
The Metropolitan District Commission includes 20,000 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and urban parklands which offer beaches, skating rinks, tennis courts, bike paths, historic sites, and more.
One of the best ways to explore Boston is by bike, and the MDC offers more than 50 bike paths, many encompassing the city's scenic areas and numerous historic sites.
Although traversing through the city is a popular choice for the large student population here, unless you are an expert cyclist, the best bet is to keep to the bike paths and off the busy streets of Boston.
boston.travelape.com /recreation/metropolitan-district-commission   (336 words)

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