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Just how broken is it? On WMass infrastructure, the verdict is on its way


State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump listens Friday to state Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru, talk in Plainfield about funding challenges for small towns. Bump’s office soon will release a major study about unaddressed infrastructure problems in the state’s four western counties.
LARRY PARNASS — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
When this report card comes out, municipal officials in Western Massachusetts might even want to get a failing grade.
They know their communities are not keeping up.
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“Communities here are hard-pressed to do anything other than support day-to-day activities.”
— State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump, speaking of cities and towns in the four western counties, which are the subject of a forthcoming financial report on infrastructure ....

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The Recorder - Local, state officials talk disproportionate impact of PILOT programs on Western Mass. communities


Local, state officials talk disproportionate impact of PILOT programs on Western Mass. communities
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State Auditor Suzanne Bump met with state Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Sunderland, and Rep. Susannah Whipps I-Athol, and town officials atop Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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State Auditor Suzanne Bump met with local legislators and town officials atop Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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The view south from Mount Sugarloaf on Friday morning. State Rep. Natalie Blais said, pointing out to the valley below Mount Sugarloaf, “We are protecting these views, we are protecting this land, but at the expense of our communities.” Staff Photo/Paul Franz ....

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