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Brockton council approves grants, appointments and multiple appropriations; several items postponed
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting the council confirmed several appointments, accepted multiple grants (including $175,000 from the Barr Foundation and $68,000 from MassDEP), approved multiple appropriations and transfers, and postponed some items pending additional information.
The Brockton City Council on Dec. 8 approved a series of grants, appointments and appropriations, and took procedural actions on several licensing and personnel items.
Key approvals
• The council adopted an order to accept and expend $175,000 from the Barr Foundation to the Department of Public Works after a favorable committee report; adoption was confirmed by roll call (11–0).
• The council adopted an order to accept and expend $68,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to DPW refuse (roll call 11–0).
• Several vendor and…
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