• Lush vegetation on the top of Spectacle Island's North drumlin dominates the foreground. Boston's skyline can be seen in the distance. The park's logo with tag line minutes away, worlds apart empashises the stark contrast between the city and islands.

    Boston Harbor Islands

    National Recreation Area Massachusetts

Boston Harbor Islands Partnership: Meetings

Regular meetings of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership throughout the year, with summer and holiday breaks as determined by the Partnership. Special meetings may be held. Written notice of each regular and special meeting of the Partnership is given to each member at least five days before the meeting. A meeting schedule (hosted at bostonharborislands.org) provides date and time, location, and topics for upcoming Partnership and committee meetings. All meetings of the Partnership are open to the public (except executive sessions). All motions and votes of the Partnership are made while meetings are open to the public. The rules for conducting meetings are contained in:

» Boston Harbor Islands Partnership Bylaws (PDF)

Record of Partnership discussions and votes are contained in the meeting minutes:

2012
» January 17, 2012 [PDF 29KB]
» March 20, 2012 [PDF 20KB]
» May 15, 2012 [PDF 44KB]

2011
» January 18, 2011 [PDF 35KB]
» March 15, 2011 [PDF 31KB]
» May 17, 2011 [PDF 37KB]
» July 19, 2011 [PDF 28]
» September 20, 2011 [31KB]
» November 15, 2011 [27KB]

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Did You Know?

View from Spectacle Island

Spectacle Island has had one of the most colorful histories of all of the Boston Harbor Islands.  Once used as a dumping ground for the city of Boston, Spectacle Island now stands as a symbol of "renewal and reconnection" with over five miles of hiking trails and a solar-assisted visitor center. More...