The town of Montague is receiving nearly $10 million in state and federal funding to convert an old paper mill into a riverfront park.
The western Massachusetts town of Montague will receive nearly $10 million in state and federal funding to convert an abandoned mill into a riverfront park. The town is one of 13 Massachusetts communities receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up former industrial sites known as"It's a win win win win win win situation," he said at a press conference.
Montague will receive $4.92 million in federal funds, and a $5 million state grant, to clean up the Strathmore Mill property, a multi-building, four-acre paper and cutlery manufacturing site built between 1874 and 1970 along the Connecticut River. Recently-retired Montague Town Manager Steven Ellis, who spent years promoting the revitalization effort, called the announcement"a profound and emotional moment."
"We stand here at the confluence of our industrial and our indigenous histories, and we have an opportunity to really do something beautiful that is honoring both of those elements of our history," he said."I can't wait to watch it move forward.
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