(Boston) – Rep. Garrett J. Bradley today announced that he was able to insert $4,096,456 in spending requests for the town of Hingham into the Environmental Bond bill approved on Wednesday, June 4 by the House of Representatives. The money would fund stormwater and rivershed management, seawall, and solar energy projects in the town.
These projects are designed to protect the town from storms and better manage our local rivers and watershed, while exploring the potential for solar energy solutions. I applaud Senior Planner/Conservation Officer Abby Piersall and Town Administrator Ted Alexiades for their efforts to prepare the list of priorities and cost estimates on behalf of the town.
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The legislation, which authorizes borrowing state funds, includes the following Hingham projects:
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- $3,000,000 to repair and improve seawalls located near the Whitney, Kimball, Barnes, and Steamboat Wharves,
- $500,000 for the development and installation of a solar energy farm on the town landfill,
- $431,456 for stormwater management efforts along the Crooked Meadow River, Weir River, Hingham Bay, Hull Bay, Hingham Harbor, Accord Brook, and Back River, water quality monitoring, and planning for a separate storm sewer system, and
- $165,000 to reinstate a United States Geological Survey stream gauge in the Weir River at Leavitt Street and operate it for 10 years to measure water flow.
The environmental bond bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. It would also require the Governor’s approval and release of funds for these projects.
