CPC approves pocket park, advances tree-planting project
Shrewsbury Community Preservation Committee reorganizes and advances park projects. Diane Jones was elected Chair, Deb Mooney as Vice Chair, and Mukund Sankaran as Clerk unanimously. The Committee approved the Maple Avenue Pocket Park project as meeting Community Preservation Act eligibility
Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of September 14, 2026
Shrewsbury Community Preservation Committee reorganizes and advances park projects. Diane Jones was elected Chair, Deb Mooney as Vice Chair, and Mukund Sankaran as Clerk unanimously. The Committee approved the Maple Avenue Pocket Park project as meeting Community Preservation Act eligibility criteria, clearing it for a full funding application.
The Committee also advanced to public hearing a 300th Anniversary Tree Planting Pilot Project; applicant Tipping Point 01545 is seeking $97,760 to plant 50 native trees across Dean Park and Maple Avenue Recreation Area, subject to Committee recommendations that the applicant add approximately 10 percent contingency to the budget.
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Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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