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Senate Assistant Majority Leader and Rules Committee Chairman Mark C. Montigny (D-New Bedford) is pleased to announce that the Town of Fairhaven has been awarded $771,697 in Community Development Block Grant funds. The award is part of $32 million awarded across 41 projects by the Baker-Polito Administration.
CDBG is a competitive grant program designed to help small cities and towns meet a broad range of community development needs. Senator Montigny has advocated for Fairhaven’s Hedge Street project, which will provide significant improvements to the roadway. Specifically, the funds will provide sewer improvements, drainage, improved sidewalks, and street trees with grates.
In response, Senator Montigny remarked, “this funding will go a long way in helping the town achieve its overall community development strategy. Congratulations to the town, Mark Rees, Selectmen, and town officials for sticking with this project.”
