Duxbury Beach Committee

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Twelve (12), which shall include the Police Chief, the Harbormaster/Shellfish Warden and the Conservation Administrator or their designees; three designees of the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., and six members at-large, one of whom shall be a Duxbury Beach year-round resident, to three-year staggered terms.

The Committee shall:

  1. Advise the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, the Finance Committee and any other relevant agency of the Town on the use and management of the town leased portion of the beach, and make recommendations to the Town Manager for the coordinated management of the beach so that its use will be a safe, sanitary and enjoyable recreation experience, and for the proper maintenance of the Powder Point Bridge.
  2. The Committee shall also prepare a Beach Use Management Plan for action by the 1995 Town Meeting and every five years thereafter.
  3. The Committee shall consult and cooperate with the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., the Gurnet Saquish Association and the Duxbury Beach Improvement Association, for the protection and preservation of the beach.

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Duxbury Beach Committee

Name Title
Matthew M. Clancy Member
Nancy Rufo Member
Jake Emerson Member
Stephen R. McDonald
NameTitleTerm
Susan M. Rourke

CHAIR / DBR Rep.

06-30-22

Pauline Flynn

Beach Resident

06-30-22

Stu Ruggles

Member

06-30-22

Sara Fargo

DBR Rep.

06-30-21

Raymond Siegener

Member

06-30-21

Michael Rufo

Member

06-30-21

Member

06-30-24

Philip Thorn

Member

06-30-24

Stephen R. McDonald

Police Chief (or his designee)

Conservation Admin. (or his designee)

Harbormaster (or his designee)

Moderator

Moderator-Appted. Committee