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Excitement over 2023 Further Upgrades Improving Downtown Gardner MA
Improvements in Downtown Gardner MA have been noticed. And they are continuing. From 2022 to 2023 and going forward, residents are seeing the difference. Listen to Mayor Nicholson on any device. CLICK PLAY.
2023 Items are slated to begin within the next month or so and improvements are slated to continue right through 2024.
| Already Completed Improvements |
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| Sidewalks |
| Paving |
| Facades |
| Lighting |
| Junk Removed |
| 25 Main Street Storefronts available |
| On the List for 2023 |
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| New Downtown Banners available for sponsorship as well as Flower Pots for the season. |
| Sidewalk work at Monument Park to make them ADA compliant as well as added Victorian Light Posts. 5 diseased trees to be replaced. |
| New short-term simple added wayfinding signs will be fabricated by the City to aid residents and visitors alike. Also, added lighting. |
| Rear Main Street Project to begin with eventual amphitheatre seating for an additional music venue, food truck parking, additional apartments, and a potential rooftop restaurant. – a “Downtown Crossing’ |
| Park Street park begins with new parking lot and a tie-in to the bike trail. |
| Late Fall demolition of Greenwood Pool Building |
| Fountain at Bullnose Park |
| Fountains, planting, swings, and benches at Orpheum Park |
| Maki Park (across from Gardner Ale House) will be terraced. |
| 2024 and Being Discussed |
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| 42-52 Parker Street Apartments available for rent. More than 2 dozen should be available. |
| Downtown Bakery? – This is the most requested type of business spoken about in Social Media posts. |
| Downtown Steakhouse? – The new owner of the former Bank of America building said he had someone in mind. |
| More extensive wayfinding signs in Downtown to be implemented as a result of 2023 Wayfinding study. This study concluded on April 10, 2023 and results are now being compiled and analyzed. |
| Completion of new outdoor pavilion at site of former Greenwood Pool building. This will give residents and visitors a clear view of Crystal Lake. |
| New Storefronts open at Garbose Building and new apartments available in same building. |
| Depending on progress of the Rear Main Street project, new storefronts and apartments will be available in 2024/2025. |