Mayor's directive
Approve $100,000 grant for Delta Unit fire vehicles
Last activity February 18, 2026 (7 months ago)
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Introduced
January 12, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
This City Council matter accelerates acceptance and expenditure of a $100,000 Delta Unit Earmark Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety & Security. Administered by the Boston Fire Department, the grant funds three delta unit vehicles for emergency services in South Boston, operating seasonally (Memorial Day to Labor Day). The matter status shows Passed on February 11, 2026.
Affects South Boston residents
In South Boston
Now with the Committee of the Whole
About Public Safety and Budget & Finance
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Official title
Councilor Santana called Docket #0136, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Delta Unit Earmark Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant would fund the Boston Fire Department to conduct dedicated emergency services through its Delta Units, consisting of 3 Delta Unit vehicles assigned to Castle Island, Pleasure Bay and Carson Beach respectively, within the Old Harbor Reservation in the South Boston section of the City of Boston, seasonally from Memorial Day to Labor Day, inclusive, per line item 8324-0050 of the FY26 General Appropriations Act, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
Timeline
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January 28, 2026
Referred to
City Council
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February 11, 2026
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
City Council