The Community Preservation Program

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A (Parks Department), 50 Officer Manny Familia Way
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1. "Church Parish House Window Replacement" by All Saints Episcopal Church. Historic Resources Category. To replace 85 windows in the Parish House with energy efficient windows as approved by the Worcester Historical Commission. $40,000.
2. "Great Brook Valley Park (Roberto Clemente Field) Improvement Project" by the City of Worcester Parks, Recreation, & Cemetery Division. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To improve Great Brook Valley Park (Roberto Clemente Field) through the first phase of construction; including softball field upgrades with new sports lighting, accessible walkways, and facility security. $1,257,044.
3. "Dr. Dorista Goldsberry Dedication Area & East Side Trailhead" by New Garden Park, Inc. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To create a natural dedication area to honor the trailblazing work at the former Worcester State Hospital and create a new trailhead connection to the existing East Side Trail within The Reactory development. $150,531.70.
4. "Salisbury House Ballroom Restoration" by Preservation Worcester. Historic Resources Category. For the repair and restoration of historic wooden shutters to ensure both function and preservation. $40,200.
5. "Green Hill Park Preservation" by Green Hill Park Coalition. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To improve park access by adding stairs where only a slope exists, continue to support the North American Chestnut tree through plantings, the design and installation of two informational kiosks, maintenance of hiking trails, and installation of dog litter stations. $5,500.
6. "The Dr. Robert & Esther Goddard Center for Inspiration" by The Wonder Mission, Inc. Historic Resources Category. To restore and preserve the house that was the birthplace of Dr. Robert Goddard, known as "the father of modern rocketry", and develop it into an inter-active learning environment accessible to local students and educators. $151,056.
7. "Window Restoration & Knob-and-Tube Wiring Replacement" by Pilgrim Congregational Church. Historic Resources Category. To restore the original windows and upgrade the outdated electrical system in the church. $1,181,896.01.
8. "Preservation of Worcester Jail Records" by The American Antiquarian Society. Historic Resources Category. To preserve 100,000 documents of records of daily activity at the Worcester County Jail in the nineteenth century and to make them available for public use. $25,000.
9. "Hope Cemetery Historic Gravestone Excavation & Restoration: Phase 3" by the Friends of Hope Cemetery. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category, Historic Resources Category. To excavate and restore 17 or more historic gravestones which were buried in 1968, setting them erect for public viewing. Additionally, to produce a brochure featuring information about the people represented on the gravestones. $49,150.
10. "Knollwood Mansion" by Notre Dame Academy of Worcester. Historic Resources Category. To develop a cost-effective plan to preserve and repurpose the historic Knollwood Mansion. This includes creating a design and generating detailed cost estimates to guide future restoration and adaptive reuse efforts. $62,500.
11. "Worcester Historical Museum HVAC" by The Museum of Worcester. Historic Resources Category. To replace the Museum’s 40-year-old HVAC system with modern, efficient controls to protect Worcester’s historic collections, improving climate stability, cutting costs, and ensuring long-term preservation of these vital community assets. $273,937.
12. "Building Belmont Back Better" by the Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church. Historic Resources Category. To repair the church's exterior brick, slate roof, and interior repairs to the walls, columns, windows, doors, and interior finishes that have suffered significant water damage. $750,000.
13. "Kendrick Baseball Field Restoration Campaign" by Schwartz Baseball, Inc. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To revitalize of a key neighborhood space, Kendrick Field, to promote youth development, and enhance the overall recreational landscape of Worcester. $82,913.99.
14. "Historic Restoration of Archtop Windows and Façade" by the Worcester Art Museum. Historic Resources Category. To replicate the original 1898 details for 3 large-scale, historic archtop windows and conduct other façade improvements to the 1898 museum building and adjoining 1983 addition. $200,000.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Levi Lincoln, Jr. Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall
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1. "Affordable Housing Creation" by the City of Worcester Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Community Housing Category. For the funding of a grant program for the development of approximately 30 new affordable homeownership and rental units for households earning up to 80% of AMI, with priority for deeper affordability (30% and 60% AMI) in the city. $1,500,000.
2. "Slate Roof for the Bowker House Renovation" by Steven S. Taylor. Historic Resources Category. To replace the asphalt shingle roof with a more historically relevant slate roof. $233,000.
3. "Worcester City Clerk Archive Preservation" by the City of Worcester Clerks Office. Historic Resources Category. To properly preserve vital records and increase the accessibility for city clerk staff and the public. $203,760.
4. "Renovation of the 'Fatty Jenkins Cage' Basketball Court" by Worcester Common Ground. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To renovate the "Fatty Jenkins Cage" Basketball Court, a community space in the Pleasant and Piedmont neighborhoods. This includes resurfacing the court, new fencing, updated equipment, lighting, and a roof for shade and protection for rain. $250,000.
5. "Nature Explore Playground" by EcoTarium. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. To restore the Nature Explore Playground area for functionality and safety; replacing worn and hazardous walkway elements and revitalize this popular play place. $150,000.
6. "Nonprofit Center Historic Renovation" by Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc. Historic Resources Category. To make the new nonprofit center space accessible to marginalized groups that Ascentria serves by renovating public spaces including the Welcome Area, Client Corner, Community Event Space and installing safety systems. $158,815.25.
7. "Brooks Dairy Farm Acquisition" by City of Worcester Planning & Regulatory Services Division. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Category. For the acquisition of a 7.7-acre parcel of forested land known as Brooks Dairy Farm for conservation purposes. The City will hold fee ownership of the property and grant a Conservation Restriction to the Greater Worcester Land Trust. $55,009.50.
8. "Portraits Preservation Project" by the Worcester County Mechanics Association, aka Mechanics Hall. Historic Resources Category. To clean and conserve 21 works of art comprising the portraits collection at Mechanics Hall. The portraits depict 19th century industrialists, social reformers, statesmen, and Civil War heroes, all of whom were influential in the City of Worcester. $45,000.
9. "Cooks Pond Dam and Property Access Preservation: Phase 1" by Smith's Pond Corporation. Open Space and Outdoor Recreation. For the preservation and reduction of erosion to Cooks Pond Dam and to property to maintain public trail access. $53,000.
10. "Partial Roof replacement at Devaney Realty Holdings" by Devaney Realty Holdings, LLC. Historic Resources Category. To replace the main roof on 60 Fremont Street of Devaney Realty Holding’s main tenant the Commonwealth of MA. $65,000.
11. "Cahill House Restoration" by the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre. Historic Resources Category. To remove the entryway porch and metal gates and brickwork to evaluate the condition to restore the front and sides of the Cahill House. $18,000.
12. "Masonry Renovation & Preservation of the Historic Armory" by Veteran's Inc. Historic Resources Category. To preserve the Historic Armory, which serves as transitional housing for homeless veterans, food pantry, volunteer hub & headquarters. The work will include rehabilitation/restoration of the roof & masonry work: repointing, façade, parapets, cap stones & chimneys. $786,980.
13. "Mount Zion Chapel" by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. Historic Resources Category. For the restoration and preservation of the towers, chimney, walls and heating systems of the building. $700,000.