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Regional Highlights

Nashoba Board of Health

Senator Resor and Representative Walrath worked together to pass Senate Bill 2185, to amend Chapter 25, the Acts of 2004 and further regulate the early retirement of eligible employees of the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health.  

School Building Assistance

Legislation spearheaded by Treasurer Tim Cahill was recently signed by the Governor to fund all 425 school building projects on the SBA waitlist by FY 2007 and open the list to new projects.  Senator Resor worked continuously with the Treasurer’s office and Senate Ways and Means to promote successful passage of this legislation to assist all of her district communities that have school building projects on the waitlist.   

FYI: Senator Resor and state Treasurer Tim Cahill will be hosting two informational forums next month regarding the new SBA regulations.  These will be held on September 9, 2004 in Littleton from 9:00-11:00am and September 17, 2004 at Assabet Valley from 11:00am-1:00pm.  The Senator encourages anyone who may be interested to attend.

State Board of Library Commissioners

Senator Resor fully supported keeping the Board of Library Commission as a separate entity of the Governor’s budget in 2002.  Governor Romney had proposed merging the State Board of Library Commissioners with the Department of Education (DOE), a proposal many communities opposed because it would have made the grant application process more difficult.  

Transportation Assistance

On July 31, the Legislature sent a three year, comprehensive $2.55 billion Transportation Bond bill to the Governor for action.The bill authorizes $450 million dollars for Chapter 90 funding, specifically $120 million for FY05 and included several provisions for many of the Metrowest communities.

Senator Resor worked with Representative Walrath to ensure a provision was included in the bill that “$150,000 in funds be expended by the Massachusetts Highway Department for a traffic noise survey to be conducted in the area of Interstate 495 between exits 26 and 28.”

Maynard

CDBG Funds

Senator Resor assisted the town of Maynard in obtaining a FY 2004 Community Development Fund I (CDF I) grant in the amount of $670,250 from the Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

Maynard Conservation Commission

Senator Resor worked on an Act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an easement over certain conservation land.  This act authorizes the Maynard conservation commission to allow the town department of public works to construct and maintain a necessary 15-foot water main.  This bill was approved and signed by the Governor on May 27, 2004.

Liquor License

Senator Resor worked to authorize the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. This bill was approved by the Governor, August 20, 2003 and signed into law.

Public Library Construction Funds

Senator Resor worked with the Town of Maynard, the Governor and the State Board of Library Commissioners to ensure Maynard received $2,098,004 in grant funding for a library construction project that would help enable them to renovate the former Roosevelt School.  This grant was funded as a result of the passage of Senate 2271, a comprehensive capital improvements bill that allocated the expenditure of up to $75 million dollars for public library construction.  

Stow 

School Principals’ Notification of Fires to Local FD’s

Senator Resor has worked for the passage of S.1372: An Act Relative to School principals’ Notification of Fires to local Fire Departments.  This bill would create a mandatory reporting requirement for school officials, wheter or not the fire department responds.  Currently the lack of a requirement creates a gap in the MA fire incident reporting system (MFIRS).  This bill is currently in third reading.   

Municipal Recycling Grant 2003

Senator Resor supported the town of Stow’s grant proposal for a technical assistance project, the Production of Mercury Public Service Announcement for $1,000.    

Flagg Hill Project 1999

Senator Resor worked with the town to secure $250,000 in self help assistance funds for the completion of the Flagg Hill Project.  

Sudbury

30B Public Construction Reform

Senators Resor and Senator Fargo supported one of the most significant reform packages in 25 years to combine private sector efficiency with public sector openness to reduce $3 billion statewide construction costs by 10% and jumpstart stalled projects.  All public building projects valued at $5 million or more can use "construction manager at risk" method to make contractors responsible for financing cost overruns, not taxpayers.  This bill also adopts a highly-regarded "design-build" delivery system for road and bridge projects to reduce the duration of construction periods.  This bill was signed into law on July 19, 2004 (Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2004)

Hop Brook Watershed Protection

Senator Resor, Senator Fargo and Representative Pope worked with town, state and federal environmental protection agencies to devise a plan that would require the Marlborough east sewage facility to abide by stricter regulations in order to clean up the Hop Brook watershed in Sudbury.     

District Court Reorganization

Sen. Resor and Sen. Fargo successfully amended the District Court reorganization included in the FY04 budget to return Sudbury to the jurisdiction of the Framingham District Court.  The FY04 budget placed Sudbury under the jurisdiction of the Natick District Court, which would have caused server problems for the Town.

Funds for Hop Brook Pedestrian Bridge 2002

In her FY 2002 budget priorities, Senator Resor included $28,050 in funds to repair two pedestrian bridges over the Hop Brook.  These funds would have been used to turn unused rail lines in disrepair into pedestrian walking paths.   

Expansion of the Community Preservation Act 2002

Senator Resor and Senator Fargo co-sponsored legislation (S. 2361) that would expand the definition of historic resources under the Community Preservation Act.  Working with the chair of the taxation committee, they filed this language as an amendment to the FY 2003 state budget.