I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To approve applications for watershed protection grants, such funding to be paid from fiscal year 2025-2026 watershed protection funds in account 11500-46930 and carry forward surplus funds in perpetuity for future projects.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Article III, Section 3(I) of the Charter authorizes the Council to “exercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute to inhabitants of towns acting in Town Meeting except as otherwise provided herein and also exercise all the powers now or hereafter given by statute to municipal officers of towns.”
III. Issue Summary.
Mary Wicklund, Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator, will present a summary of 2025 watershed protection grant projects and share the Natural Resources Advisory Committee’s funding recommendations for 2026 watershed protection grant applications.