1599-0026 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve

For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the District Local Technical Assistance Fund established under section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, for initiatives, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services within the department of revenue and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to regional planning agencies to assist municipalities with identifying and applying for federal and state grant opportunities; provided further, that not less than $6,000,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by the executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities using the same methodology and criteria used in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that grant funds under this item shall only be provided to communities that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that not more than 4 per cent of funds appropriated for the grant program shall be expended for the administrative costs of the program; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2025, each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the survey, analysis and design plans for drainage improvements on Robin road in the town of Sharon; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for wayfinding signage improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for paving needs in the town of Phillipston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for town hall upgrades in the town of Hardwick; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to refurbish and maintain the old town hall in the town of Walpole; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to municipally-owned buildings in the town of Westwood; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Palmer for the animal center program to purchase a specialized vehicle; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for capital assessment and planning in the town of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for handicap accessibility improvements at Silver Lake park in the town of Bellingham; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the design and permitting of the Claybrook road culvert at Trout brook in the town of Dover; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the sprinkler system at the town hall in the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the digitization of municipal files in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repair and expansion of the council on aging parking lot in the town of Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the installation of upgraded water meters in the town of Plainville; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for water quality and infrastructure improvements in the town of Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Montague for infrastructure improvements at the Gill Montague council on aging; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a public works utility vehicle for the maintenance of the Nahant Greenlawn cemetery and public park land in Nahant; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to Responsible Urbanities For Fido, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Needham to implement stormwater best management practices; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an outreach vehicle for Marlborough to be used as a mobile town hall; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the procurement of temporary speed bumps and coordinating signage for designated areas within Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the installation of a pavilion in Ghiloni park in Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the procurement and installation of security cameras for the Marlborough housing authority; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the construction of a dog park in Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the boiler at Marlborough city hall; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Friends of Reggie Wong park; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. North End; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough economic development council's commuter shuttle service; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Newton for landscaping improvements along Washington Street between West Newton square and Newtonville to help provide a buffer to the Massachusetts turnpike as part of the city's Washington street pilot program of roadway changes, pedestrian and bikeway improvements and provisions for business parking and MBTA bus stop areas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Melrose for LED lighting upgrades to amplify the city's efforts to qualify for National Grid incentives; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Fore river trail in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Andover to improve ADA access in town buildings to better serve its residents; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Mendon for engineering and planning services related to road improvements; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Andover for technological improvements for public meeting spaces; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to North Andover for pedestrian safety measures; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Tewksbury for drainage improvements; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the digitization of municipal records in Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the repair, restoration, maintenance, improvement, and construction of respective storm and waste water systems in Wilmington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for safety improvements for pedestrian access at Walpole high school; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Belchertown for a feasibility study to ascertain estimated costs for building upgrades and potential uses of the municipally owned Franklin school building; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the Veterans parking lot located between Central street, South Street, Wall Street, and Cohasset Street in the center of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Faxon park in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the continued remediation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Princeton; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements to Millbury avenue in Millbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Swansea to be applied toward the upgrades and repairs of the crossing at Sharps Lot road and Lewin brook; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for improvements to Dean park in Shrewsbury to bring the main bathrooms into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Malden for flood mitigation including, but not limited to, the cleaning and maintenance of the Town Line brook and Linden brook culverts; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Plymouth for floor repair and upgrades at its Manomet youth center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Berkley for a sidewalk that would connect the middle school to the town common; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the purpose of municipal technology upgrades to accommodate remote work in Blackstone; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for sidewalk infrastructure in Abington; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the purpose of improving pedestrian access to the high school in Walpole; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Lynnfield public library renovation project expenses for design and development costs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for restoring the Bare Meadow conservation area in Reading; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a first responder wellness program in North Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for infrastructure design of the middle square in Middleton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Bay Village Neighborhood Association, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Brighton Main Streets, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a needs assessment at the UMass Amherst Marine Station Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a study on the feasibility of a by-catch recovery donation program for commercial fisheries in the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport, and the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Pathways for Children in the city of Gloucester for an imagination library program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea for the planning and design of a senior and general municipal use center, or both; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Gloucester Fund/ Community Impact Division; provided further, that not less than $37,500 shall be expended for a police firearms training simulator in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $37,500 shall be expended for the modernization of the dock square sewer pump in the town of Rockport; provided further, that not less than $37,500 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the recreation area known as the Centennial Grove in the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the Swansea sewer infrastructure project; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Somerset water treatment plant for the repair and replacement of water treatment pumps; and provided further, that $600,000 shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for 1-time or transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with allowable applicants to include municipalities, regional school districts, school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services, regional planning agencies and councils of governments