Weekly Update 2/22/21

At this week's meeting, the City Council voted 8-1 to appropriate $366K for a new administration building at the Taunton Municipal Airport to match the $6.9 million grant awarded by the state for this project.

I voted in favor of this appropriation, as it represents an investment in the success of the airport. If we want to increase the economic development and educational opportunities provided by the airport, then we have to make this type of investment on the front-end. It is not often that the state kicks in 95% of a project's cost, so we are paying $366K toward a $7.3 million project that will significantly contribute to the long-term viability of the airport.