(This is an excerpt from a WHAV story authored by WHAV reporter Tim Coco.)
Haverhill’s legislative delegation say they teamed up to bring $250,000 each to Historic New England’s planned downtown project and a mobile health unit, $75,000 for Winnekenni Park and more in the $58.8 billion state budget that took effect this week.
This is the second year in a row, lawmakers set aside a quarter million for Historic New England’s proposed mixed-use downtown district, possibly featuring a hotel, retail and artist live-work space and anchored by a new Center for Preservation and Collections.
State Reps. Andy X. Vargas and Ryan M. Hamilton and Sens. Barry R. Finegold and Pavel M. Payano cited more than $1 million in earmarks for these projects as well as a family entertainment venture, Vietnam Veterans Memorial improvements and new Haverhill YMCA building.
“I’m particularly excited about the funding we were able to secure to support (Haverhill Public Schools) efforts on updated literacy curriculum and interventions. Notably, this budget permanently funds universal school meals for every school child across the commonwealth, saving parents up to $1,200 a year per child,” Vargas said in a statement.
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