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Smart Growth-Smart Energy
Technical Assistance
Fiscal Year 2008 Project Summaries
In the fourth year of the grant program, the Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) awarded
$111,500 in funding to seven communities. Designed to help
incorporate the Commonwealth's Sustainable Development Principles
into local development and recreation projects. EEA's Smart
Growth-Smart Energy Technical Assistance Grant Program has
awarded over $3 million to cities and towns since it began
four years ago, helping to produce more than 100 new land
use plans and bylaw amendments.
"EEA's Smart Growth- Smart Energy grants are an important
part of Governor Patrick's overal efforts to promote sustainable
development in Massachusetts," Secretary Ian Bowles said.
More
about Clean Energy & Smart Growth-Smart Energy.
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Grantee-
Community(ies);
Funds Awarded
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Project Summary |
Outcomes & Deliverables |
Dedham-
Dedham
$20,000
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Design "green" building
for a new senior center. |
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Dennis-
Dennis
$10,000 |
Design plans for Bass River
Park. |
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Northampton-
Northampton
$10,000 |
Engineering to bury utilities
at the city's Pulaski Park project, part of the larger
Roundhouse Brownfields project. |
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Peabody-
Peabody
$12,000 |
Low Impact Development (LID)
design plans for the Spring Pond Road Walking Path. |
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Shelburne-
Shelburne
$20,000 |
Deisn plans for the Salmon Falls observation
area and a Mahican-Mohawk Trail connection. |
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Stow-
Stow
$19,500 |
Appraisals and engineering at the Lundy property, which
includes cluster affordable housing and bypass for the
Assabet Rail Trail.
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Worcester-
Worcester
$20,000 |
Feasibility study for hydroelectric
power at the Blackstone Visitor Center. |
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For more information, please contact Eric Hove by email at:
eric.hove@state.ma.us
or (617) 626-1131.
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