BOSTON (SHNS) – A public parks nonprofit is raising concerns about cuts proposed for two conservation and recreation accounts in Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget recommendation.
Healey’s $63.36 billion budget proposal (H 2) would increase overall spending by 3.8% over the budget she signed for fiscal 2026. The proposal would cut the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s state parks operations account by 8.3% and its seasonal employee account by 2.9%, according to Mass Parks for All Executive Director Doug Pizzi.
“DCR funds most of its day-to-day functions from the operations account, while the seasonal account pays to staff our forests, parks, campgrounds, beaches, pools, and other DCR facilities during peak use periods, primarily during the summer months,” Pizzi wrote in a blog post…