September 26, 2007
Override restores state funding to 495 Corridor
By Matthew L. Brown
State funding for the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership that had been vetoed by Gov. Deval Patrick has been restored by a veto override led by legislators from the partnership's member towns.
A $250,000 fund authorization had been passed by both the state House and Senate as part of the 2008 state budget, but the authorization was vetoed by Patrick. To get back the funding, an override vote had to be conducted in each house of the state legislature, and the measure had to be approved by a two-thirds margin.
According to the partnership, 22 state legislators endorsed the partnership's appropriation.
The Westborough-based partnership was created in 2003 as an economic development advocacy group for the towns that make up the so-called "Arc of Innovation" along I-495.
A $250,000 fund authorization had been passed by both the state House and Senate as part of the 2008 state budget, but the authorization was vetoed by Patrick. To get back the funding, an override vote had to be conducted in each house of the state legislature, and the measure had to be approved by a two-thirds margin.
According to the partnership, 22 state legislators endorsed the partnership's appropriation.
The Westborough-based partnership was created in 2003 as an economic development advocacy group for the towns that make up the so-called "Arc of Innovation" along I-495.
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