Senate budget to include $1.8M for downtown housing initiatives

Senate budget to include $1.8M for downtown housing initiatives

FITCHBURG — During recent debates on next fiscal year’s Senate budget, state Sen. John Cronin secured more than $1.8 million for housing initiatives in the city of Fitchburg, marking the third consecutive year from this funding source. Having been passed by the Senate and the House, the budget now heads to a conference committee before a final version is sent to Governor Healey for signature or veto. “The investments included in the Senate’s bud…