SomervilleMeetings

24-1491 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant with no new match required, from MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Public Space and Urban Forestry Division for the Blessing of the Bay MassTrails improvement project.

From
Mobility
Introduced
Oct 10, 2024
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
218067
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History

  1. Dec 19, 2024
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 12, 2024
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.C.4.
  3. Dec 10, 2024
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 14.
  4. Oct 24, 2024
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.5.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $500,000 from MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Public Space and Urban Forestry division, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for community path improvements at Blessing of the Bay park under the MassTrails Priority Trails Network program. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor