BOSTON (WHDH) – From the rocky shoreline of Nantasket Beach to the wooded trails of Blue Hills Reservation and the quiet waters of Walden Pond, Massachusetts offers a rich patchwork of natural beauty that invites people to slow down and take notice. But maintaining these public lands and recreational spaces requires funding and decisions about how state money should be spent. That debate is at the center of Question 6.
The ballot question would dedicate a tax consumers already pay when buying sporting goods, recreational vehicles, or while at a golf course to land conservation. The proposed Nature for All Fund would support efforts to protect farms, forests, lakes, rivers, trails, and lands with cultural significance.
If approved, 50% of the revenue collected would go to the fund starting on July 1. After the first year, the Natural for All Fund would start to receive 100% of the state taxes collected…