Arlington Projects Receive Funding In 2019 State Budget

ARLINGTON, MA – State Sen. Cindy Friedman, State Rep. Sean Garballey and State Rep. Dave Rogers are proud to announce funding for a myriad of projects in and around the Town of Arlington in the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) state budget. The final budget features substantial investments in key areas related to public education, local aid, transportation, health and human services, housing and assistance for low income families.

- Arlington Youth Counseling Center (AYCC): $160,000

The AYCC will continue to provide outpatient community-based mental health treatment to local youth and families. It will increase its capacity, allowing more youth to be treated without being placed on a waitlist for an extended period.

- Lussiano Park: $100,000

The park at Thompson Elementary School has not been upgraded in over 25 years.

- Jason Russell House and Smith Museum: $50,000

- Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO): $40,000

METCO will use its funding to provide late afternoon and evening transportation for students in Arlington and Lexington.

"Many students in Arlington benefit from the METCO program," Friedman said in a statement. "Expanding access to late afternoon and evening transportation will ensure that METCO students have the opportunity to fully participate in after school athletics and extra-curricular programs at Arlington and Lexington high schools."

- Arlington schools: $11,765,923

- Unrestricted general government aide: $7,844,260

"I am very pleased that working as a delegation, we were able to secure a number of important priorities for Arlington," Garballey said. "It is critical that we pass a budget that reflects our values. I am proud to have advocated for a budget that prioritizes supporting the most vulnerable, including our children, in Massachusetts."

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