Flynn blocks immediate acceptance of $14-million transportation grant from federal department that vows to shift money to places with high birth, marriage rates

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Flynn blocks immediate acceptance of $14-million transportation grant from federal department that vows to shift money to places with high birth, marriage rates

AttachmentSize Request for grant approval from Mayor Wu88.13 KB City Councilor Ed Flynn (South Boston, South End, Chinatown, Downtown) today blocked immediate council action to accept a $14.4-million federal grant for safety improvements at 50 intersections across the city. Councilor Sharon Durkan (Back Bay, Mission Hill, Beacon Hill, Fenway), who chairs the council's planning, development and transportation committee, had asked the council to …