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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Grants awarded by the Healey-Driscoll administration will help communities with planning waste disposal site cleanups.
The Healey-Driscoll administration on Jan. 27 announced the award of $120,000 to six municipalities and community groups through the Technical Assistance Grant program, which helps communities with planning waste disposal site cleanups in their neighborhoods by involving subject-matter experts and resident engagement and education.
The program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. In a prepared statement, MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple said that, despite interest in cleaning up waste sites, the complex technical information associated with such work can delay or stop such efforts.
“These funds support local leaders and residents in gaining the knowledge and confidence to actively shape decisions about the cleanup of contamination in their own communities,” Heiple said.
Grants of $20,000 were awarded to the Nantucket PFAS Action Group, the Lunt Neighborhood Action Group in Greenfield, the Barnstable Department of Public Works, the town of Lee, and the town of Westminster.
More information is available on the TAG Program webpage.