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State details $8M Lynn Harbor Park, $15.5M trail funding and ongoing work on Kings Beach pollution

Massachusetts Environmental Justice Council · September 26, 2024
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A state undersecretary described multiple investments for Lynn — $8 million from the state for Lynn Harbor Park, $15.5 million for the Northern Strand Trail piece, DCR projects and work to address Kings Beach water contamination — and said agencies are working with Lynn and Swampscott on technical fixes and long-term resiliency.

An undersecretary for the administration outlined a suite of state-supported projects in Lynn and described continuing work to address water pollution at Kings Beach during the Environmental Justice Council meeting.

The office has allocated $8,000,000 toward the city's Lynn Harbor Park project while the city has contributed roughly $3.6 million, the undersecretary said. The redeveloped park sits on a former landfill and is being designed with tree plantings, a waterfront promenade, amphitheater seating and storm-resilient features such as swales and basins to mitigate surge and…

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