Friday, December 27, 2013

"delays in the release of Chapter 90 funds"


The Massachusetts Municipal Association is exhorting state lawmakers to pin millions of dollars in funding for road and bridge projects to the $12.1 billion transportation bond bill, aiming to prevent any delays in the release of the money. 
Earlier this month, the association, a nonprofit that advises Massachusetts cities and towns, pushed a legislative committee to attach a five-year Chapter 90 bond bill — providing $300 million per year — to the Patrick administration’s state transportation bill. 
Every year municipalities get a varying amount of Chapter 90 funds to pay for upgrades or repairs to infrastructure. For Bellingham and Franklin, which have a backlog of roads in need of repair, the money is critical.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x915455878/Mass-Municipal-wants-Chapter-90-money-added-to-transportation-bill#ixzz2og6pSkgR

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