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Commissioners authorize county letter urging additional clean‑water SRF capacity in environmental bond bill

2786731 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

Barnstable County commissioners voted to authorize a letter to the governor and legislature urging the upcoming environmental bond bill authorize supplemental capital (proposal cited: $500 million authorization) to expand Clean Water Trust / SRF capacity so Cape Cod projects remain eligible for principal forgiveness and loan support.

Barnstable County commissioners on March 26 authorized county staff to draft and send a letter to Governor Healey and the General Court asking that the 2025 environmental bond bill include supplemental capital to expand state Clean Water Trust and State Revolving Fund (SRF) capacity.

Why it matters: Cape Cod communities rely heavily on SRF loans and on a Cape and Islands principal‑forgiveness program that depends on availability of SRF loan capacity. Presenters warned that the Commonwealth’s…

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