CDBG panel continues senior center funding hearing

CDBG Steering Committee · Meeting of October 27, 2026

GARDNER — The Gardner CDBG Steering Committee continued a public hearing on reallocating $122,000 toward Waterford Street senior center asbestos abatement. The committee heard the reallocation, originally allocated to a fire system and electrical upgrade project, cannot be finalized until the state housing agency, referred to as HLC, resolves questions about the senior center's habitability timeline. No members of the public attended the hearing, which was continued to November 25.

A staff member called the session "a little preliminary." Elsewhere, staff reported the Downtown Phase 5 streetscape project remains on track for substantial completion by October 31, credited to contractor Woodall Construction and site manager Joe Woodall, while the vacant 205-213 Main Street demolition site still awaits a buyer.

In the full story:

• Public Hearing: FY25 Reallocation for Waterford Street Community Center
• Old Business: FY2022-23 Closeouts
• FY24: Greenwood Pavilion
• FY25: Downtown Phase 5 and Phase 6
• Community Center Fire Alarm and Electrical Project
• FY26 and FY27 Application Updates
• Procedural Votes
• Implications and What Is Next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,789 words

Source: the CDBG Steering Committee meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.