Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances several small grants and donations including $80K for digital equity programs and restart of senior employment grant
Summary
The finance committee advanced a set of smaller items to the full council: an $80,000 MassTech amendment for digital equity initiatives, a parks bench donation, the annual recycling dividend (smaller than prior years), and reactivation of a federal senior community service employment grant that had been on furlough.
A cluster of smaller items drew brief presentation and were advanced to the full council.
Digital equity: A staff member working on the city’s digital equity plan described an $80,000 MassTech grant amendment to expand hotspot lending, increase public Wi‑Fi and support digital literacy through libraries and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
