Communities across Hampshire County are getting millions of dollars for projects designed to better handle flooding, extreme heat and severe weather. Nine communities will share more than $6.7 million in state climate-resilience grants. Northampton gets $2.8 million to restore wetlands at a former golf course, while South Hadley receives $1.6 million to remove the Queensville Dam. Belchertown gets $1 million to begin converting the former Tadgell School into a community center and emergency shelter. //Funding is also going to Amherst, Cummington, Southampton, Hatfield, Goshen and Shutesbury.
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Hampshire County communities are getting millions of dollars for projects designed to better handle extreme weather
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