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Gardner wins and seeks state, federal grants for parks, sidewalks, and infrastructure
Summary
City staff reported a series of state and federal grants and applications including MassWorks awards for utility undergrounding and rear-main work, CDBG awards for pedestrian and building safety projects, a $719,342.51 reclassified CDBG award for Greenwood Memorial pavilion, and several grant applications for trails and a Keys Road culvert replacement.
Gardner City epartment of Community Development and Planning briefed the Economic and Community Development Subcommittee on Feb. 13 about a series of awarded grants and pending applications that together fund downtown improvements, park work and safety upgrades.
Highlights of awarded and pending funding:
- South Gardner Village Center utility upgrades: Stevens said a $1,480,000 FY26 MassWorks MWIP award will be used to move overhead utility wires underground, repave and improve curb work along a downtown block (streets cited include East Bridal, Union, Prospect, Chelsea and High Street); execution of the contract awaits state completion of paperwork.
- Rear Main projects: Stevens described two related grants. A FY23 MassWorks project (north side) of about $4.1 million is ongoing with a contractor-stated substantial-completion date of May 31, 2026 for parking, a…
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