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Mayor’s spring update: markets, museum exhibits and a master plan open house for Gardner City
Summary
Gardner’s mayor outlined spring events and public services — a special farmers market April 25, museum programs and library and volunteer dates — and invited residents to a master plan open house April 15 to review the city’s draft 20-year plan.
The mayor of Gardner City used the monthly recorded update to list spring community events, public-service reminders and a public review of the city’s first draft master plan.
The mayor said residents, businesses and organizations can still sponsor downtown flower pots for the summer; about 20 30-inch pots remain and sign-ups are available through the city website or by contacting Iris Mensah in the Community Development and Planning Department. “She’ll be happy to get you all of that information,” the mayor said.
A special Gardner Farmers Market will be held in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mount Wachusett Community College; the regular market returns to the Waterford Community Center on May 16 and will run the third Saturday of each month thereafter. The mayor said the market brings fresh food and local vendors to the downtown area.
Other community events highlighted included Keep Gardner Beautiful’s litter cleanup at the Gardner Transfer Station on Saturday, April 25 (8:30 a.m.–noon), the Levi Haywood Memorial Library book sale (preview April 23; sales April 24–25), and the Greater Gardner Community Choir’s spring concert, “A Testament of Freedom,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at Bethany Baptist Church, 72 Ryan Street.
The Gardner Museum opened a spring exhibit titled Caring for Greater Gardner that honors past and present health-care workers; the exhibit runs during regular museum hours and the museum will host a program, Mysterious Massachusetts, on April 9 with a 5:30 p.m. reception and a 6 p.m. presentation. The mayor thanked the museum and other local organizations for their programming tied to the U.S. 250th anniversary.
The Community Development & Planning Department will hold a public open house to review the city’s draft master plan on Wednesday, April 15 from 4–6 p.m. at Mackie Park, with a rain location to be announced (options noted were Perry Auditorium or Levi Haywood Memorial Library). The mayor described the draft as a voluntary, 20-year roadmap for growth and encouraged residents to attend and provide feedback.
The mayor also reminded pet owners that dog licenses were due March 31 and that updated rabies certificates are required by state law to register dogs. He encouraged residents 70 and older to take advantage of the fee exemption for seniors and urged people to notify the city clerk’s office if they no longer own a dog to avoid a wrongful violation notice.
The update included fundraising and volunteer opportunities: a meat raffle to benefit the police department’s domestic violence advocacy work will be held April 30 at 6 p.m. at the Polish American Citizens Club on Kendall Pond Road (contact city HR for details), and the Relay for Life “Light the Town Purple” event is set for May 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Perry Auditorium.
The mayor closed the segment by noting City Hall will have limited front-step access while the main steps are repointed and replaced (the project will take approximately a month to a month and a half) and by encouraging residents to contact the mayor’s office with questions about the events or the master plan open house.
