Lowell receives millions in state loans for sewer project

Falmouth Town Meeting Funds High-Priority Sewer Project, Bans Helium Balloon Sales

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Town Meeting on Monday approved spending $60 million to fund construction of a sewer project at Great Pond. The Falmouth Select Board recommended having the town pay 30 percent,and the rest would be paid through betterments assessed to abutting property owners. Officials say Great Pond, which runs down to the coast parallel […] The post Falmouth Town Meeting Funds High-Priority Sewer Project, Bans Helium Balloon Sales appeare…

Lowell receives millions in state loans for sewer project

LOWELL — Fiscal concern around the $200 million for Lowell’s sewer separation project was eased somewhat by the announcement Tuesday that the city is eligible for $9.5 million in low-interest-rate loans to help pay for the multiyear construction project. The massive infrastructure project is the result of a consent decree signed by the city with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last May. It mandates that Lowell resolve violations of the …

Healey-Driscoll administration awards $1.24 billion in loans and grants to fund wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects