Community Development Block Grant Steering Committee

Gardner Community Development Steering Committee advances pavilion bid and downtown improvements. The committee heard updates from Director Jason Stevens and Assistant Director Amy Yuhasz on multiple CDBG initiatives. Greenwood Pool demolition is nearing completion requiring a drainage-work change

Gardner seeks expanded slum and blight inventory for CDBG funding. The Community Development Block Grant Steering Committee discussed expanding the city's slum and blight inventory area, set to expire June 30, as Gardner's low- and moderate-income population fell to 47.3 percent, below the 51

Gardner redirects $140K in CDBG funds to garden expansion, cuts Laundry Love. The Community Development Steering Committee voted unanimously to reallocate $140,000 in FY2025 Community Development Block Grant funds and $9,000 from FY2022-23 based on guidance from the Massachusetts Executive Office

Gardner CDBG Committee backs prior-year fund reallocation for FY2026 application. The Committee voted 4-0 with Mayor Michael Nicholson abstaining to allocate $140,000 in FY2025 funds and $9,000 in FY2022-23 funds to continue existing public social service grants, while reserving the new FY2026

Gardner's Community Development Steering Committee continued its FFY2026 Community Development Block Grant hearing, facing a $203,000 shortfall between $1.2 million in applications and $974,000 in available federal funds. Committee Chair Jason Stevens and members reviewed eight applications