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 and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Rutland to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing or joining a regional fire district; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the creation of John J. Lightizer Memorial park in the town of Norwood; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Norwood high school to retrofit its decommissioned ambulance to create an ambulance simulator to provide emergency medical services training and education; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Reggie Wong park; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Groveland for a comprehensive market analysis and feasibility study for 46 Washington street; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Rowley for a stormwater runoff collection and abatement system at the town landing to address significant erosion into the Rowley river required for the town to comply with state and federal stormwater regulations; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Oakham town hall feasibility study; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Brookfield town hall improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for paving and repairing the town of Norton's police station parking lot; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. North End; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Ipswich to research and design wastewater treatment plant infrastructure improvements to meet federal compliance standards for the essential clamming and shell fishing industry; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Townsend for the completion of the fitness court project; provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for the Spencer historical records preservations; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an engineering study, remediation plan and improvements to the town of Foxborough's drainage system; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the town of Essex for a study relative to bridges in the town; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Rockport for a sewer pump station alarm/monitoring system; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to Linden park in the city of Malden, including, but not limited to, design, engineering and construction; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for flood mitigation and storm water infrastructure improvements including, but not limited to, the cleaning and maintenance of the Town Line brook and Linden brook culverts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the city of Pittsfield's old town hall; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a police cruiser for the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Danvers for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for repair and maintenance, including asbestos removal, of historic structures in Douglas; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for upgrades and improvements to public works equipment such as purchasing and repairing equipment including, but not limited to, a front--end loader or backhoe in Millville; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs and upgrades to the police department, senior center and town hall in the town of Dudley; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the South Attleboro Lions for wheelchair ramp parts to assist veterans and others in need; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to redesign the Tufts park playground in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for rehabilitation of the women veterans park in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Framingham for the construction of Americans with Disabilities Act--compliant customer service counters in the Framingham memorial building; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Ayer for costs related to a new senior center; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to install 2 rectangular rapid flashing beacons at uncontrolled, marked crosswalks to accompany a pedestrian warning sign in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Marblehead for repairs to the irrigation system and deteriorating structures at Marblehead cemeteries; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Bay Village Neighborhood Association, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for improvements at the Pembroke public library; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Westborough, for repairing or replacing the Piccadilly Brook bridge, securing and restoring the affected part of Piccadilly brook as it enters into the Sandra Birch reservoir, restoring affected recreational areas and other costs pertaining thereto; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Southborough, in support of purchasing and upgrading equipment required to host hybrid meetings; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Rehoboth for the remediation, testing and supplies for water systems contaminated by per--and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as well as the installation and maintenance of filtration systems in residents' homes; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Walpole for a front line department of public works truck; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Barnstable for the downtown Hyannis pedestrian improvements projects including the great streets project and the installation of a new traffic signal at the Barnstable high school entrance on West Main street; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston Chinatown Post 328 Association; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the city of Gloucester for improvements to wireless public safety; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments to develop a water plan in the pioneer valley to identify water sources and assess capacity of aquifers, public water system infrastructure and private wells communications; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Belchertown Little League, Inc. for field renovations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Greenfield for maintenance vehicle upgrades; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Shelburne for playground improvements; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoneham to provide assistance and services to seniors; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Peabody for efforts to acquire and integrate a new public water supply; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Alewife Neighbors, Inc. for independent asbestos monitoring; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for expanded internet connectivity, a Wi--Fi endpoint, and security cameras for the Wayland community pool facility and adjacent parking lot, the site of recent vandalism and anti--Semitic graffiti; 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 2025; provided further, that grants under this item shall only be provided to communities that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office in fiscal year 2025; 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 16, 2026, 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 $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Spencer for the repair and repaving of East Charlton road; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Boxborough for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator at the Boxborough public library; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Harvard for improvements to the Old Library building; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Morrill memorial library in the town of Norwood for the installation of a study pod to support individual and group learning spaces; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Westwood for capital improvements to town facilities to help bring the town into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Amesbury for costs associated with the digitization and preservation of municipal documents; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for accessibility improvements at North Andover town hall; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for emergency access poles with automatic external defibrillators at athletic field complexes in the town of Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for senior center parking lot improvements in the town of Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for senior center parking lot improvements in the town of Bellingham; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of an autonomous robotic lawnmower in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Essex for a study of Chebacco lake and its watershed in the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and construction of wastewater treatment plant upgrades in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance upgrades at the Manchester--by--the--Sea public library; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a van for the council on aging in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Rockport public library; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for a storage unit at the Rowley public library; and provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for town hall security improvements in the town of Hampden