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Middletown board authorizes $1.5 million bond to acquire watershed land
Summary
The Middletown board approved a $1.5 million serial bond authorization to provide the city's matching funds for state DEC grants aimed at buying watershed parcels, including the Hosking Farm, and installing riparian buffers to protect the water supply. The grants are reimbursement-based and must be spent by June 30.
The Middletown board voted to authorize $1.5 million in serial bonds to provide local matching funds for state grants that would buy and protect land in the city's watershed.
The measure, introduced as a resolution to support land acquisition for the city's water supply, was sponsored by Mister Rodriguez and seconded by Mister Massey. The board approved the authorization in a voice/roll-call vote that recorded three ayes.
The action follows a presentation from Mister Tweel, who said the…
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