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Requesting the acceptance of grant funds totaling $250,000 from the MA Office of Housing and Economic Development for the East Broadway Streetscape Project.
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Dear Honorable Board Members:
I respectfully request that you accept a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development for the East Broadway Streetscape Project.
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53A, which requires a vote of the Board of Aldermen for the expenditure of grants or gifts from the federal government and from a charitable foundation, private corporation, or an individual, or from the Commonwealth, a county or municipality or agency thereof, we request approval to expend this grant.
This project will be designed in accordance with a thorough community design process and has been under construction since the summer of 2012. Acceptance of this grant will be for the purchase of lighting and landscaping elements for the project.
Thank you for your consideration. OSPCD staff will be available to answer any questions you may have.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Curtatone
Mayor