South Hadley Grant Updates

Town Administrator Lisa Wong reports that the MA Department of Revenue is granting South Hadley $50,000 in additional funding for the Elmer Brook culvert replacement on Pearl Street. Funding will go towards construction documents, specifications, and Chapter 85 bridge review. The total award is now $197,500. In addition, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has reviewed the Town’s letter of intent for an Urban and Community Forestry Challenge grant and has invited South Hadley to submit a full application due November 1, 2023 to create a tree management plan that will supplement the current tree inventory in progress funded by Town Meeting.