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The Boston Globe Globe North THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 Patrick vetoes state funding for dam I 1 BOB'S BETTER HEARING We will meet or beat all competitor prices and nobody beats our service Call us with make and model for quote Second opinions welcome and encouraged We service all brands of hearing aids in or out of warranty Robert Watts BC-HIS5556 EjA-l National Board Certification In Hearing InstrumentSciences Bob Watts BC-HIS Massachusetts Licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist 4 PHOTOS BY LISA POOLE FOR THE BOSTON RUG CLEANING A rn. cl 7B1-665-a8S5 Work to rebuild Rockport's Mill Pond Dam (above) began last month. (Right), a stream at Millbrook Meadow nearby. Work underway at Rockport site By David Rattigan GLOBE CORRESPONDENT The town of Rockport got bad news Tuesday when Gover-nor Deval Patrick vetoed $350,000 in state funding for the repair and reconstruction of the historic Mill Pond Dam, which failed in the Mother's Day flood of 2006. The funding was authorized by the House and Senate as part of a $42.2 million supplemental budget that passed on July 31, the final day of formal legislative sessions for the fiscal year.

The $350,000 would have covered Rockport's portion of the $1.3 million project, most of which will be paid for by federal funds administered through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. "That's really unfortunate," Town Administrator Linda Sanders said of the governor's veto. "We're grateful to Senator Bruce Tarr for all he did, because that went a long way to get to the governor's desk." In an e-mail, a spokesperson for the Executive Office for Ad-ministration and Finance wrote, "Funding for repairs to dams located in various places across the state are typically supported within the state's annual capital program and are prioritized based on their level of need." Work began last month on the project to reconstruct the circa 1840 dam, a focal point at Millbrook Meadow, one of the town's most popular parks. Tarr, a Republican from Gloucester, had championed the bill, citing a 2006 House and Senate measure to provide funding for all communities with flood-related repair projects. "Part of my motivation here is that I think it was unfair to exclude them, so I'm happy that injustice has been righted," the Senate minority leader said after the Legislature approved the funding.

Tarr could not be reached for comment on the veto at press time. Following the 2006 flood, the House and Senate passed a bill that would have provided 25 percent of the funding to rebuild the dam, with an agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover the remaining 75 percent. Typically, a municipality will cover 12.5 percent of the costs in a FEMA-reimbursed project, Tarr said, with the state picking up the other 12.5 percent. At Town Meeting that year, residents voted to appropriate $304,000 toward the project, in anticipation of getting that money back in state and federal reimbursements When Rockport began plan- ning the project, it determined that to meet modern requirements for safety, the dam would have to be rebuilt, including construction of a concrete core wall. The approved design plans included elements that would maintain its historic character, plus a rebuilt spillway to mitigate future flooding, and a new fish ladder to facilitate migration and spawning.

The price escalated to $1.3 million, but the bigger issue was the expanded timeline. When the town sought its share from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, Tarr said, it was told that the federal funds for all 2006 repair projects had been spent, putting the town on the hook for the 25 percent it would have received from the state. Nonetheless, with all permits and other elements in place, the town went forward with the project. T. Ford Co.

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