Politics & Government

Foxborough Awarded $83,000 Casino Mitigation Grant

Foxborough's grant money was earmarked for a full-size pickup truck and assorted traffic safety equipment such as cones, barriers and signs.

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Foxborough has received a grant of $83,000 from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The money is part of a $6.7 million package to address traffic concerns stemming from nearby casinos — in Foxborough's case, the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville.

Foxborough's grant money was earmarked for a full-size pickup truck and assorted traffic safety equipment such as cones, barriers and signs.

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"The Community Mitigation Fund program underscores the commonwealth’s commitment to not only maximize the benefits associated with expanded gaming, such as jobs and economic development, but also the legislature’s strong mandate to mitigate any unintended consequences that potentially correlate with the arrival of casinos," said gaming commission Chair Cathy Judd-Stein. "This is the continuation of our ongoing efforts in assessing impacts and maximizing the benefits of gaming."

Since 2015, the gaming commission has awarded about $23 million in grants from the Community Mitigation Fund.

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