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Council accepts $777,000 state grant for levee repairs; members urge quick action during spring flood season
Summary
Holyoke City Council accepted a $777,000 EOEA grant April 15 for design and repair work on levees and flood defenses; councilors urged immediate implementation because of spring flood risks and an open section of flood wall.
The Holyoke City Council voted unanimously April 15 to accept a $777,000 grant from the state (noted at meeting as an EOEA best-value grant) to support design, repair and a seed construction project on the city's levee and flood-defense system.
Councilors described the funds as time-sensitive: members said the grant covers design work and a seed project that can be used this spring and that a damaged section of flood…
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