They agreed to work toward 10 concerns of the CCMP report to make our Bay a better place. The remedies for a cleaner Bay included bylaw changes, increased manpower on certain staffs, and a commitment to have vision toward the future. Many of the elected officials who signed the compact are no longer in office. We must not forget our past commitments. The Coalition for Buzzards Bay has used this CCMP as the basis for the annual Bay report card that yearly reviews the action and direction each town has taken to keep our region clean.
Water has no boundaries, and the inaction of one town can have a dramatic impact on their neighbor.
This yearly review allows the elected officials to see what they have completed and areas that they need to work on. Similar to going to a doctor for a annual check, sometimes the towns do not like what they hear from the Coalition. The report card process takes 10 weeks to complete. Extra credit is given, and some towns use the yearly recommendations as a platform for their next year's work. The information is given a value and a grade is calculated.