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Do you know where you get your drinking water? Do you wonder why your town has an outdoor water ban and other neighboring towns do not? Do you wonder what local leaders are doing to secure water supplies for the future?  Join us for a discussion on where and how residents of Hamilton and Wenham get their drinking water. We’ll hear about existing challenges and look to the future of how we can adapt to those challenges. Senator Bruce Tarr and Representative Kristen Kassner will tell us about the work they are doing at a legislative level and with the North Shore Water Resiliency Task Force to ensure our communities are prepared for the future.

Meet Our Panel:  

Erin Bonney Casey is the Resiliency Program Director of Ipswich River Watershed. Erin is a native New Englander and water management professional. After previously engaging in market research in the water sector, she now focuses on implementing river resiliency plans and actions. She holds a BA from Bates College and Masters of Science in Water Science, Policy, and Management from Oxford University. Erin and her family moved to Salem in 2021. She spends her spare time restoring their historic home and exploring outdoor spaces across New England. 

Kristin Kassner is the State Representative for the 2nd Essex distric. She lives in Hamilton with her husband and son. As a planning professional with 20 years of local government experience, she has dedicated the last two decades to improving quality of life for people and their environments in the Commonwealth. 

Rep. Kassner serves as Vice-Chair of the Hamilton Master Plan Committee. She is the past-president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association. She is a member of the Associated Institute of Certified Planners, Middlesex 3 Coalition, Massachusetts Municipal Association, and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

Senator Bruce Tarr was elected to Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1991, on behalf of the 5th Essex District. In 1994, Bruce was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate. The Senate Republican Caucus elected him Minority Leader in 2011, a position he continues to hold.

The Senator earned a degree in Business Administration from Suffolk University’s Sawyer School of Management in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1990. In addition, he holds an honorary degree in Applied Science from Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute. Senator Tarr is widely regarded for his knowledge and ability to understand and develop policy.

Presented by LWVHW in partnership with the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library and supported in part by a grant from the Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.