Palmer Community Development Office

08/12/2021

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08/09/2021

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08/02/2021

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Palmer Community Development Director will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM in the meeting room of the Town Administration Building, 4417 Main Street, Palmer, MA. If Town Hall is closed for any reason on that date, the Public Hearing will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM instead.

The purpose of this Public Hearing is to solicit input relative to the performance of the FY 19, FY 20, and COVID-19 Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs; a program amendment for the FY 20 CDBG program; and the development and submission of a grant application under the FY 21 CDBG Program.

The CDBG Program is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development through the use of federal funds under the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974 as amended.

The activities included in the FY 19 CDBG Program are a Housing Rehabilitation Program, sidewalk installation on Fairview Street, domestic violence services, and administrative funding.

The activities included in the FY 20 CDBG Program are a Housing Rehabilitation Program; design for a new playground/park at Hyrniewicz Park; planning funding to create a housing production plan, social service programs, and administrative funding.

A portion of the FY 20 CDBG grant will be reprogrammed from a social service program to another use. The proposal is to move the funds to the Housing Rehabilitation Program.

The activities included in the COVID-19 CDBG Program are a Microenterprise Assistance Program, social service programs, and administrative funding. This is a regional grant that includes the towns of Belchertown, Hampden, Hardwick, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, and Ware.

Projects currently under consideration for inclusion in Palmer’s FY 21 application include: a Housing Rehabilitation Program; phase I of construction for a new playground at Hryniewicz Park; design for a new park at Depot Park, construction funding for repairs to Depot Park, social service programs, and administrative funding.

All interested persons, groups, and agencies are invited to attend and participate. Any person or organization so wishing will be afforded the opportunity to be heard. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Palmer Community Development Department at 4417 Main Street, Palmer, MA 01069 or (413) 283-2614 or [email protected]. Written comments may also be submitted to the email and physical addresses above.

Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Palmer Community Development Department at least one week prior to the public hearing.

07/12/2021

Skaters, we want to hear from you! Please complete the survey to share your thoughts on the best skate spot design.

We are seeking input from skaters! Would you prefer a skate plaza or a pump track? The Town of Palmer Community Development Office received a grant from the Department of Housing and Community Development for the redesign of Hryniewicz Park. The Community Development office is working with Berkshire...

07/07/2021

Record at home or request to have your interview recorded at either M-PACT or PHCC below. Did you record at home? Upload your photos & documents by using the links below to share with us at [email protected] CLICK HERE TO LOG INTO GOOGLE PHOTOS TO UPLOAD AND SHARE YOUR PHOTOS CLICK HER...

06/02/2021

We will be having our first Hryniewicz Park Design Committee Meeting today at 4pm. We will be reviewing the results of the Survey. All are welcome to join. We will be scheduling a public meeting in the near future, which will be in person. Please look for upcoming posts with information about the public meeting. We would love to receive your input about this project. If you are unable to make the future public meetings, you may call our office at 413-283-2614 or email us at [email protected] or [email protected] to provide your thoughts. Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey.

Topic: Hryniewicz Park Design Committee- First Meeting
Time: Jun 2, 2021 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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05/25/2021

Our office is seeking public input for the redesign of Hryniewicz Park. We would appreciate it if you can take a few minutes to fill out the survey below. If you would like to be notified about future public meetings regarding this project, please include your contact information on the survey. Thank you.

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04/25/2021

Please join us for the Three Rivers Firefighters Association Ladies Auxiliary Tree Planting. We will be replacing to weeping willow that was lost in the storm.
The planting will take place at Laviolette Field on Wednesday April 28, 2021 at 3:30pm. We hope to see you there!

* Photo credit: Fit Rivers ribbon cutting ceremony for the fitness trail.

03/24/2021

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