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City plans to use grant and CPA funds to buy 103 Guild Street parcel for trail connection and flood storage
Summary
Planning staff and the applicant described a 25‑acre multi‑town perimeter plan; Framingham will buy roughly 11 acres using CPA funds and a $215,000 MVP grant to protect upland contiguous to the Upper Charles Trail and allow flood storage.
Framingham planning staff and a property representative described on March 20 a perimeter plan for roughly 25 acres that the city intends to acquire, including about 11 acres inside Framingham and additional parcels in Ashland and Sherborn.
The property owner’s representative said the purchase was made possible in part by a $215,000 MVP (Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness) grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. City staff said Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds will pay for the portion of the property located in Framingham. The perimeter plan submitted to the board covers land in three towns and…
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