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Needham outlines two Alderbrook-area climate resilience projects: parking lot bioretention and stream daylighting
Summary
Town staff and project partners presented design-stage plans for two adjacent projects in the Alderbrook watershed: a bioretention rain garden at the DeFazio parking lot (CZM-funded design, estimated $180,000 construction cost) and a culvert removal/stream daylighting and wetland restoration downstream funded in part by CRWA modeling work.
On May 22, 2025, town sustainability staff and consultants presented design progress for two adjacent Alderbrook watershed projects intended to reduce localized flooding, improve water quality and restore habitat.
Gabby Queenan, Needham’s sustainability manager, told the commission both projects are in design and that “construction funding hasn't been identified for either project yet.” The presentations described different funding sources for design: the DeFazio parking‑lot design was funded by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Coastal Habitat and Water Quality grant program; the wetland restoration/daylighting design was funded through the Charles River Watershed…
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