Mansfield receiving weatherization funds

BOSTON – Mansfield is among the Massachusetts communities that will receive a share of federal weatherization recovery funds to replace old, inefficient heating systems, Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced in a news release.
More than $2.5 million in federal funds will go to public housing authorities in Chicopee, Hopkinton, Leominster, Lunenburg, Mansfield, Middleboro, Provincetown, Randolph, Reading, Spencer, Wakefield, Whitman, Winchendon, Winchester and Woburn.
Patrick said that the heating system upgrades will generate jobs and foster lower energy costs for public housing tenants, while also “improving their living environment through the delivery of smart, clean, energy-efficient warmth.”
The announcement is part of $25 million set aside for public housing energy upgrades out of $122 million in stimulus funds awarded to Massachusetts for weatherization services to low-income homes.
The Mansfield Housing Authority will receive $259,932, according to the release. &#8226