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North Brookfield declines STRAP sidewalk/paving grant over large highway match
5963786 · October 8, 2025
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Summary
Selectmen voted to reject a STRAP grant after hearing that the grant required a roughly $169,683.33 local match in highway labor and materials that town officials said would overwhelm the highway budget and staff time.
The Town of North Brookfield Board of Selectmen voted Oct. 7 to reject a STRAP grant after staff and selectmen raised concerns that the required local match would consume a substantial portion of the Highway Department's resources.
Town staff said the match was valued at about $169,683.33, primarily in in-kind labor from the Highway…
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