Brendan Fitzpatrick
05 September 2023
News

Framingham to Benefit from State Environmental Funding

Projects within Framingham to withstand the impacts of climate change are set to benefit from just over $2.2 million passed down by the state government.

Lynne Damianos, Massachusetts Office Of Travel & Tourism

FRAMINGHAM - Projects within Framingham to withstand the impacts of climate change are set to benefit from just over $2.2 million passed down by the state government.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently released the funding through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program, an initiative created back in 2017 that aims to provide communities across the Commonwealth with resources to prepare and mitigate climate change. The current MVP funding round announced by Healey provides $31.5 million to over 100 projects statewide.

Framingham is slated to get close to $2 million for flood mitigation work within the Walnut Street neighborhood. An additional $215,000 grant will benefit Framingham, along with Ashland and Sherborn, to protect an open space cluster from climate impacts within the MetroWest region.

Further articles

This week on The Frame: Nobscot neighbors share their thoughts on another development idea at the intersection of Edgell Road and Edmands Road, the owners of Shoppers World inform the City Council about a mixed-use development plan, and local business owners speak about the potential impacts of tariffs on Brazilian imports. All of that week on The Frame: Framingham News in Focus.

Representatives of Urban Edge, the owner of the shopping center, presented their initial plans to transform the property to the Framingham City Council.

Development company J&Co has outlined their initial plan to develop housing units by the intersection of Edgell Road and Edmands Road, though community members continue to voice their concerns about any developments in the neighborhood.