Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA 12. PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment DISTRIBUTION LIST The EA/ENF has been sent to the following agencies, organizations, elected officials, and other interested parties in accordance with NEPA and MEPA distribution requirements. An * at the end of a name denotes a member of the Project Task Force. Federal Elected Officials Senator Scott Brown Attn: Greg Casey 2400 JFK Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 Senator John Kerry Attn: Janet Lebel 222 Milliken Place Suite 312 Fall River, MA 02721 U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, 4th District Attn: Garth Patterson* , Lisa Lowney * 29 Broadway, Suite 310 -The Jones Building Taunton, MA 02780 U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, 3rd District Attn: Patrick Norton * 371 South Main Street, Suite 102 Fall River, MA 02721 Federal Agencies Federal Highway Administration Massachusetts Division Damaris Santiago, Environmental Engineer 55 Broadway, 10th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Federal Highway Administration Massachusetts Division Kenneth Coelho, Major Projects Engineer 55 Broadway, 10th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Timothy Timmermann Office of Environmental Review USEPA Region 1 New England 5 Post Office Square Mail Code: ORA17-1 Boston, MA 02109-3912 US Fish and Wildlife Services Marvin Moriarty, Regional Director Northeast Region 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035 Edward Reiner, Senior Wetland Scientist USEPA Region 1 New England 5 Post Office Square. Suite 100 (OEP05-2) Boston, MA 02109-3912 National Park Service Wild & Scenic Rivers Program Jamie Fosburgh 15 State Street Boston, MA 02109 New England District, Corps of Engineers Daniel Vasconcelos, Project Manager/Ecologist 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-1 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment State Elected Officials Senator Michael Rodrigues * Massachusetts Senate State House, Room 215 Boston, MA 02133 Representative Kevin Aguiar * Massachusetts House of Representatives State House, Room 23 Boston, MA 02133 Representative Patricia Haddad * Massachusetts House of Representatives State House, Room 370 Boston, MA 02133 Representative Paul Schmid * Massachusetts House of Representatives State House, Room 39 Boston, MA 02133 Representative David Sullivan * Massachusetts House of Representatives State House, Room 473G Boston, MA 02133 Commonwealth Agencies Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Commissioner Edward M. Lambert, Jr. Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Department of Conservation and Recreation Planning and Resource Protection Attn: Joseph Orfant 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 Heritage State Park (DCR) Attn: Robert Horton, Supervisor * 200 Davol Street Fall River, MA 02720 Commissioner Kenneth L. Kimmell Dept. of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Faye Boardman, Chief of Staff * Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Dept. of Environmental Protection Waterways Program Attn: Andrea Langhauser One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 MassDEP/Southeastern Regional Office Attn: MEPA Coordinator 20 Riverside Drive Lakeville, MA 02347 MassDEP/Southeastern Regional Office Waterways Program Attn: Carlos Fragata 20 Riverside Drive Lakeville, MA 02347 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-2 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment DEP/Southeastern Regional Office Wetlands Program 20 Riverside Drive Lakeville, MA 02347 Eileen Feeney, Program Coordinator Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries 1213 Purchase Street, 3rd Floor New Bedford, MA 02740-6694 Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Attention: David Paulson 1 Rabbit Hill Road Westborough, MA 01581 Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office Project Review Coordinator 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114 Massachusetts Historical Commission The MA Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Department of Public Health Commonwealth of Massachusetts 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 MassDOT, Public/Private Development Unit 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 MassDOT District 5 Pam Haznar, Project Development 1000 County Street Taunton, MA 02780 John Pearson, General Manager * Mass Coastal Railroad 3065 Cranberry Highway E. Wareham MA 02538 Dept of Public Utilities Transportation Division 1 South Station Boston MA 02110-2254 MassDOT South Coast Rail Project Jean Fox, Manager* 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 MBTA Attn: MEPA Coordinator 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Diane Butler Fall River Line Pier (State Pier) * One Water Street Fall River, MA 02721 Native American Tribes Bettina Washington, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 20 Black Brook Road Aquinnah, MA 02535 George Green, Jr., Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 483 Great Neck Road, South P.O. Box 1048 Mashpee, MA 02649 Regional Agencies Jim Hadfield, Transportation Planning Manager * SRPEDD 88 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 Paul Mission, Director of Highway Planning * SRPEDD 88 Broadway Taunton, MA 02780 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-3 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Erik Rousseau, Administrator Southeastern Regional Transit Authority 700 Pleasant Street New Bedford, MA 02740 City of Fall River Elected Officials Honorable William Flanagan Mayor of Fall River One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Daniel Rego Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Eric Poulin * Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 David Dennis Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Joseph D. Camara Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Patricia A. Casey Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Bradford L. Kilby Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Raymond A. Mitchell Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Michael Miozza Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 Linda M. Pereira Fall River City Council One Government Center, Room 227 Fall River, MA 02722 City of Fall River Departments Elizabeth Dennehy, Planning Director * Environmental Affairs Officer City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Conservation Commission City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Board of Health City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Byron Holmes, P.E., City Engineer * City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Steven Torres, Corporation Counsel* City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Raymond E. Hague, Director Office of Veterans’ Services, City of Fall River One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-4 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Terrence Sullivan, Director Sewer Division, Dept. of Community Utilities One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Julianne Kelly * Mass in Motion One Government Center Rm. 443 Fall River, MA 02722 Chief William S. Silvia City of Fall River, Fire Department 140 Commerce Drive Fall River, MA 02720 Chief Daniel S. Racine City of Fall River, Police Department 685 Pleasant Street Fall River, MA 02721 Paula Cullen, Director Fall River Public Library 104 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02720 Perry Long, Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Town of Fall River, Mayor’s Office One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Ken Fiola, Jr., Esq, Executive Vice President * Fall River Office of Economic Development One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Alan Amaral * Fall River Office of Economic Development One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Brian Pearson * Fall River Community Development Agency One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Darlene A. Pavao, Chair Fall River Historical Commission One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Lanny Johnson * Fall River Redevelopment Authority One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Ronald Rheaume * Fall River Redevelopment Authority One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 City of Fall River Neighborhood Associations Natalie Melo, President Bank Street Neighborhood Association 209 Bedford Street Suite 401 Fall River, MA 02720 Santi Darzza, President Highlands Neighborhood Association 1158 Bedford Street Fall River, MA 02723 Sara Riley, President Copicut Neighborhood Association 1679 Copicut Road Fall River, MA 02747 M. Earle Gaudette, President Maplewood Neighborhood Association 209 Bedford Street, Suite 401 Fall River, MA 02720 Marangelien Jovet, President Corky Row Neighborhood Association 250 Morgan Street Fall River, MA 0272 Dino Bissaro, President Niagara Neighborhood Association 57 Mott Street Fall River, MA 02723 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-5 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Steve Camara, President * James Bartley, Secretary Lower Highlands/Historic Downtown Neighborhood Association 209 Bedford Street Suite 401 Fall River, MA 02720 Lillian Correia North End Neighborhood Association 1769 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02722 Rosemary Lapointe, President Father Kelly Neighborhood Association 56 Wilbur Street Fall River, MA 02724 Patricia Casey, President Sandy Beach Neighborhood Association 26 Mt. Hope Ave. Fall River, MA 02724 Carolos Cesar, Vice President Flint Merchants Association P.O. Box 5421 Fall River, MA 02723 Kathy Ferriera, President Steep Brook/Far North End Neighborhood Association 3533 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02720 Joseph Sousa, President Flint Neighborhood Association 111 Barlow Street Fall River, MA 02723 Pam Lebeau, President Saint Anne’s Neighborhood Association 478 Osborn Street Fall River, MA 02721 Town of Somerset Dennis F. Luttrell, Town Administrator * Town of Somerset 140 Wood Street Somerset, MA 02726 Chief Scott Jepson Fire Department Town of Somerset 475 County Street Somerset, MA 02726 Chief Joseph C. Ferreira Police Department Town of Somerset 465 County Street Somerset, MA 02726 Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Superintendent Highway Department Town of Somerset 1263 Brayton Point Road Somerset, MA 02726 Town of Swansea James Kern, Town Administrator Town of Swansea 81 Main Street Swansea, MA 02777 Chief Peter J. Burke Fire Department Town of Swansea 50 New Gardners Neck Road Swansea, MA 02777 Chief George Arruda Police Department Town of Swansea 1700 GAR Highway Swansea, MA 02777 Town of Swansea Highway Department 101 Gardners Neck Rd Swansea, MA 02777-3201 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-6 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Town of Freetown Town Administrator Town of Freetown 3 North Main Street Assonet, MA 02702 Chief Gary Silvia Freetown Fire Department 25 Bullock Road East Freetown, MA 02717 Chief Carlton E. Abbott, Jr., Esq. Freetown Police Department 225 Chace Road East Freetown, MA 02717 Freetown Highway Department Charles J. Macomber, Highway Surveyor Town Barn 201 Chace Road East Freetown, MA 02717 Town of Westport Administrator Westport Town Hall, 816 Main Road Westport, MA 02790 Chief Brian R. Legendre Westport Fire Department 54 Hix Bridge Road Westport, MA 02790 Chief Keith A. Pelletier Westport Police Department 818 Main Road Westport, MA 02790 Harold J. Sisson Jr., Highway Surveyor Westport Highway Department 820 Main Road Westport, MA 02790 Town of Rehoboth Acting Police Chief, Lt. James J. Trombetta Rehoboth Police Department 334 Anawan Street Rehoboth, MA 02769 Chief Robert F. Pray Rehoboth Fire Department 334 Anawan Street Rehoboth, MA 02769 Town of Barrington, Rhode Island Chief John M. LaCross Barrington Police Department 100 Federal Road Barrington, RI 02806 Chief Gerald Bessette Fire Department Headquarters 100 Federal Road Barrington, RI 02806 Town of Bristol, Rhode Island Chief Josue D. Canario Bristol Police Department 395 Metacom Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 Chief Robert J. Martin Bristol Fire Department PO Box 775 Bristol, RI 02809 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-7 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Town of Warren, Rhode Island Chief Peter T. Achilli Warren Police Department 1 Joyce Street Warren, RI 02885 Chief Alexander R. Galinelli Warren Volunteer Fire Department 1 Joyce Street Warren, RI 02885 Public Libraries Fall River Public Library, Main Library Paula Costa Cullen, Library Administrator 104 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02720 Swansea Public Library Kevin Lawton, Director 69 Main Street Swansea, MA 02777 Fall River Public Library, East End Branch Conor Murray, Branch Supervisor 1386 Pleasant Street Fall River, MA 02723 James White Memorial Library Dorothy P. Stanley-Ballard, Library Director 5 Washburn Road East Freetown, Massachusetts 02717 Fall River Public Library, South Branch Elizabeth Washburn, Branch Supervisor 1310 South Main St. Fall River, MA 02724 Guilford H. Hathaway Library Dorothy P. Stanley-Ballard, Library Director 6 North Main Street Assonet, Massachusetts 02702 Somerset Public Library Bonnie Mendes, Director 1464 County Street Somerset, MA 02726 Non-Governmental Organizations Carolyn LaMarre, Executive Director Taunton River Watershed Alliance, Inc. Po Box 1116 1298 Cohannet Street Taunton, MA 02780 The Prince Henry Society of MA New Bedford Chapter P.O. Box 6726 New Bedford, MA 02742 c/o Carlos A. DaCunha, President Anne Lynch, Executive Director Mass. Motor Transportation Association, Inc. 10 Liberty Square, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Greater Fall River War Veterans Council Attn: War Monument Committee PO Box 2025 Fall River, MA 02722 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-8 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Carl F. Sawejko, Board of Directors * Battleship Cove 447 Bark St. Swansea, MA 02777 Sandy Dennis * Partners for a Healthier Community Fall River Park Advocates 72 Bank Street, P.O. Box 1228 Fall River, MA 02720 Brad King, Executive Director * Battleship Cove PO Box 111 Battleship Cove. Fall River, MA 02722-0111 Everett Castro, Education Director * Green Futures P.O. Box 114 Fall River, MA 02724 David Watson MassBike 171 Milk Street, Suite 33 Boston, MA 02109 Paul Simister * Marine Museum Friends Of Fall River Heritage State Park 505 Oak Grove. Ave. Fall River, MA 02723 Alfred Lima * Save Our Neighborhoods 488 Hood St. Fall River, MA 02720 Marc Landry, Board of Directors * Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry 200 Pocasset Street Fall River, MA 02721 Individuals and Businesses Judith Feijo * 100 Green St. #102 Fall River MA 02720 Jim Pimental * S.E. Mass Building Trades 384 Acushnet Ave. New Bedford, MA 02740 John Grosvenor * Newport Collaborative Architects/FREE 38 Washington Sq. Newport, RI 02840 Carolyn Manchester * 100 Green St. #106 Fall River, MA 02720 Don Leighton Gates, Leighton and Associates, Inc. 865A Waterman St. E. Providence, RI 02914 Rodney Jacques * William Starck Architects 126 Cove St. Fall River, MA 02720 Chris Laudon * Fall River Mill Owners Assn. 502 Bedford St. Fall River, MA 02720 Robert Bogan * Borden & Remington Corporation 63 Water St. Fall River, MA 02721 _________________________________________________________________ Distribution List 12-9 Route 79/I-195 Interchange Reconstruction Project Fall River, MA Alan Macomber * Corky and Co. 104 Anawan St. Fall River, MA 02721 PART 1 NEPA Environmental Assessment Chris Paiva * Manufacturer’s Realty 18 Pocasset St. Fall River, MA 02721 Patricia Tod * Fall River Mill Owners Assn. 104 Anawan St. Fall River, MA 02721 _________________________________________________________________ 12-10 Distribution List