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City Council approves dozens of grants and resolutions, and declares March 12 School Social Worker Appreciation Day
Summary
The Boston City Council approved multiple grants for parks, elder nutrition and workforce development, took up appointments and committee referrals, and adopted a resolution recognizing school social workers at its March 12 meeting.
The Boston City Council on March 12 approved a series of grant acceptances, appropriations and committee referrals for community programs, elder nutrition, workforce development and park improvements, and adopted a resolution designating March 12, 2025, as School Social Worker Appreciation Day.
Major items approved or referred: The council referred a mayoral message (Docket 0641) asking approval and appropriation of $38,148,052 in Fiscal Year 2025 Community Preservation Fund revenues for projects recommended by the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee. Multiple grants to support park lending libraries were suspended and passed together (Dockets 0644'0644'0646'0647), each for $30,000 to support community recreation lending libraries in Mattapan, South Boston (Mowgli Park), Brighton (Ringer Park) and the East Boston Greenway.
Workforce and elder services: The council accepted a state elder lunch program grant (Docket 0393) totaling $2,563,236.28 for FY25 to fund…
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