On Tuesday, April 24, the Select Board voted to send letters to Governor Healey, Lt. Gov. Driscoll, HLC Secretary Ed Augustus, and the Boston Region MPO requesting that impacts to grant funding be withdrawn until after the Supreme Judicial Court issues its decision in the Attorney General's lawsuit against the Town. In January, the Town was awarded a Seaport Economic Council grant for $140,800 for the Milton Landing Seawall & Access Improvements project to design climate resilient improvements to Milton's seawall and long-term improvements to the dock/marina. After the town-wide vote on MBTA Communities, the state notified the Town would "not be eligible for a recent Seaport Economic Council grant award for $140,800 for seawall and access improvements."
The Select Board's letter, states "Putting aside whether such withdrawal of funding is appropriate, consistency and fairness dictate that, at the very least, the withdrawal of such funding be postponed until at least three months after the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court in the case captioned Attorney General v. the Town of Milton et. al., No. SJ-13580 (Supreme Judicial Court)". The Attorney General's Complaint and Brief requests that the Court order the Town of Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act ''within three months after entry" of an injunction in the Attorney General's favor.