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Blackstone selectmen rescind Bellingham Road allocation, redirect ARPA funds to park and paving projects
Summary
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Oct. 8 to rescind an unexpended allocation for the Bellingham Road drainage project and reallocate OPER/ARPA funds to park and street projects, approving roughly $67,000 for Tabizi parking and about $210,000 total for Roosevelt Park improvements (split between a Warren warrant article and ARPA).
The Town of Blackstone Board of Selectmen on Oct. 8 unanimously rescinded an unexpended allocation for the Bellingham Road drainage project and approved a series of reallocations that move federal‑aid and town funds toward local park and paving projects.
The board voted to rescind the unexpended OPER allocation for Bellingham Road while preserving amounts already spent on engineering, a motion introduced and seconded during an extended discussion of remaining ARPA/OPER balances. Selectman Mary, who moved the rescission, described the change as a way to free funds for projects that can be completed within the program’s timeframe; the board confirmed the drainage work is not abandoned…
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