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Ways and Means committee approves multiple transfers, grants and appropriations totaling millions; council warned federal grants may be at risk
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee approved a long list of transfers and grant acceptances on Jan. 28 — including multimillion-dollar free‑cash buildouts, police grants and school program awards — and heard a warning from city counsel that some federally funded pass-through grants could be affected by a recently signed executive order.
The Lynn Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 28 approved a series of transfers and grant acceptances totaling several million dollars, and discussed the potential for federal pass-through grants to be affected by recent state or federal executive actions.
Committee members voted to move free‑cash appropriations including $2,750,000 for the 195 Market Street build-out, $2,200,000 for the Lynn public safety dispatch system, $1,675,000 for the 100 Bennett Street build-out and $1,000,000 for police and fire compensation buyouts. The panel also approved smaller appropriations for school repairs, heating control…
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