Politics & Government
Foxborough Awarded Grant From Mass. Gaming Commission
The town will receive a grant for software that will make crime statistics available to a commission consultant.
FOXBOROUGH, MA — The town will receive some mitigation funds from the state's gaming commission.
The Mass. Gaming Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to approve Foxborough's request for mitigation funds. The town recently joined the commission's collaborative public safety analysis. The town will receive a $1,180 grant for software that will make crime statistics available to a commission consultant.
Due to Foxborough's proximity to Planridge Park Casino and status as a neighboring town to Plainville, the town is entitled to mitigation funds.
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Commission reviewing Community Mitigation Fund request from Foxborough which has recently joined MGC's collaborative public safety analysis
— MA Gaming Commission (@MassGamingComm) April 13, 2017
VOTE: Commission unanimously approves 4-0 the request from the Town of Foxborough for Community Mitigation funds.
— MA Gaming Commission (@MassGamingComm) April 13, 2017
.#Foxboro get $1,180 mitigation grant from @MassGamingComm for software for making crime statistics accessible to commission consultant
— Sun Chron Politics (@TSCPolitics) April 13, 2017
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