FY26 Community Project Funding Requests
Project: Attleboro Downtown Streetscape Improvements
Amount of Request: $3,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Attleboro
Address: 77 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703
Project Description: This capital project began years ago and, as Attleboro's downtown attracts more businesses and grows more vibrant and populated, the town hopes to bring these improvements to conclusion for the enjoyment of downtown residents, visitors, and business owners.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Project: Attleboro Recreation Center Improvements
Amount of Request: $3,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Attleboro
Address: 77 Park St. Attleboro, MA 02703
Project Description: The Attleboro Recreation Department serves hundreds of kids and adults through various programs and activities. The department is located inside a former armory building that is over 100 years old. The building is in need of improvements to make it ADA compliant and to add to the enjoyment of residents who participate in the year-round activities and programs offered there. In particular, we need to replace the heating and cooling system, install an elevator for access to the third floor, and install a new basketball court.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Project: Berkley Safe Walking Route
Amount of Request: $928,300
Project Sponsor: Town of Berkley
Address: 1 North Main St. Berkley, MA 02779
Project Description: This project proposes the construction of a ¾-mile walking path through Berkley Town Common, featuring four high visibility crosswalks and integrated lighting along both the path and crossings. The project is designed to enhance pedestrian connectivity, accessibility, and safety between over a dozen key community landmarks, including Town Hall, Berkley Middle School, and Berkley Congregational Church. The walking path will also provide improved access to the Berkley Public Library, Council and Aging, and local businesses such as a restaurant, gas station, and bank—creating a safer and more inclusive corridor for students, residents, and visitors. This investment in pedestrian infrastructure addresses longstanding safety concerns, supports walkability, and promotes a more connected civic and commercial center. The complete list of private and municipal buildings/amenities connected would include the Berkley Middle School, Berkley Town Hall, Council on Aging, Police Station, Fire Station, Highway Department, Town Cemetery, Town Library, Berkley Historical Society, Boondocks Restaurant, Common Crossing, Baycoast Bank, Ashley's Greenhouse, Berkley Congregational Church, as well as the Berkley Common's recreational assets including gazebo, basketball courts, playground, and baseball field.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Project: Dighton Power Plant Pump Station
Amount of Request: $350,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Dighton
Address: 979 Somerset Ave Dighton, MA 02715
Project Description: The funding would be used for improvements to the Power Plant Pump Station, which was installed in 1997 and collects sewage from the power plant as well as parts of Somerset Avenue. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because upgrades to the pump station will direct effluence to the Taunton Water Treatment facility which maintains the standards set by the Clean Water Act.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Clean Water
Project: Fall River Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Amount of Request: $4,000,000
Project Sponsor: City of Fall River
Address: 1 Government Center, Fall River, MA 02722-7700
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will help maintain Safe Drinking Water Act standards by ensuring that the City of Fall River’s water distribution system, defined by the Act as a Community Water System, is providing residents with drinking water that meets the maximum contaminant levels for various contaminants. By replacing lead-contaminated service lines and pipes, the City of Fall River will safeguard drinking water quality and ensure that public drinking water will contain lead levels under the maximum lead contaminant level.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Fall River Street Parklet and Streetscape Rehabilitation Project
Amount of Request: $1,300,000
Project Sponsor: City of Fall River
Address: 1 Government Center Fall River, MA 02722
Project Description: The City of Fall River will make streetscape infrastructure improvements to Columbia Street, the primary throughway of its historic Waterfront Cultural District, including new roads, sidewalks, lighting, waste receptacles, signage, and trees. The City will also acquire an underutilized parklet on the corner of Columbia and Canal Streets and rehabilitate it into an accessible and convenient public space dedicated to outdoor recreation and community programming and events. Together, these investments will revive Fall River’s aging Waterfront Cultural District, support the needs of the neighborhood’s residents and businesses, promote sustainable long-term urban renewal, and drive impactful economic development.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Project: Foxborough Chestnut Street PFAS Water Treatment Plant
Amount of Request: $8,041,478
Project Sponsor: Town of Foxborough
Address: 70 Elm Street, Foxborough, MA, 02035
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure Foxborough is able to meet the newest drinking water standards and protect communities from exposure to harmful PFAS.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Freetown Water Line Extension
Amount of Request: $1,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Freetown
Address: 3 North Main Street, Assonet, Massachusetts, 02702
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because a high concentration of PFAS have been detected in the monitoring
wells on the property, and there are concerns regarding the neighboring wells. This project will ensure Freetown is able to meet the newest drinking water standards and protect communities from exposure to harmful PFAS.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Mansfield Council on Aging Senior Center
Amount of Request: $5,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Mansfield
Address: 6 Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048
Project Description: The Town of Mansfield seeks funds to demolish a former police station and, in its place, construct a standalone Senior Center to house the community's Council on Aging (COA). Once constructed, the new facility would serve as a new, purpose-built programmatic space for Mansfield’s senior population. At present, the COA is housed within the Town Library. This is less than ideal as the competing uses place programmatic and spatial constraints on both facilities and shared parking limits the ability of seniors to access key services. The new Senior Center will be completely ADA compliant and situated at a location with ample parking. With the COA’s staff operating from the site, the Town will be able to better serve this critical but often vulnerable segment of its population. The creation of a communal space where this population can work together to identify shared needs, develop solutions, and access public resources is seen as a priority by the Town and its residents. Lastly, while its principal purpose will be to serve the senior community, this proposed development does offer additional benefits. This facility shall also serve as a regional hub for emergency warming/cooling needs as well as an emergency food/supply collection and distribution center, filling an existing service gap. The site’s location adjacent to a local pond also offers opportunities for further recreational development, linking directly to neighborhood green space corridors.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: THUD-EDI
Project: Mendon Water System Expansion
Amount of Request: $960,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Mendon
Address: 20 Main Street, Mendon, MA 01756
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because PFAS levels above the Commonwealth’s protective standard of 20 parts-per-trillion (ppt) were detected at water supply wells at two of the schools in the Mendon-Upton regional school system, requiring the design and construction of treatment systems to provide safe drinking water to students.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Needham Stormwater Management for Healthy Rivers
Amount of Request: $3,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Needham
Address: 1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02492
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because, under the Small Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) federal permit, over the next twenty years, cities and towns in the Charles River watershed must reduce phosphorus discharges into the river. The installation of stormwater BMPs will be critical to ensure that Needham is able to meet these phosphorous requirements and support the restoration of the Charles River watershed.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Clean Water
Project: Plainville Water Treatment Plant
Amount of Request: $5,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Plainville
Address: 171 East Bacon St, Plainville, MA 02762
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure Plainville is able to meet the newest drinking water standards and protect communities from exposure to harmful PFAS.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Sharon Lead Water Service and Cast Iron and Asbestos Concrete Water Main Project
Amount of Request: $906,560
Project Sponsor: Town of Sharon
Address: 90 South Main Street, Sharon, MA 02067
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the project will include 29 lead water service replacements and replacement of 5,231 feet of old or unsafe water main. This will ensure Sharon is able to meet the newest drinking water standards and protect communities from exposure to harmful PFAS.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Drinking Water
Project: Swansea Route 6 Corridor Sewer Collection System
Amount of Request: $5,000,000
Project Sponsor: Town of Swansea
Address: 81 Main Street, Swansea, Massachusetts, 02777
Project Description: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because contaminants found in the waters surrounding Swansea have created a public health concern and environmental danger. Most of these problems could be reduced with the addition of a public sewer collection system. This would prevent the effluent from infiltrating into the ground and surface water in the area and help combat the growing water quality concerns of the Town.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: Interior-Clean Water
Project: Taunton Emergency Operations Center
Amount of Request: 2,812,500
Project Sponsor: City of Taunton, Massachusetts
Address: 15 Summer Street Taunton, Massachusetts, 02780
Project Description: Taunton is retrofitting a pre-existing fire station exclusively for an Emergency Operations Center. The renovation includes Type 1 construction to reinforce concrete and protected steel coated with a fire-resistant coating. Installation of sprinkler system, new wiring, remodeling of second and thirds, upgrade of kitchen and bathroom facilities, add fiber optics for telecom, computers, and surveillance systems. Additional operational and functional needs include video walls, teleconferencing and video conferencing equipment, cellphone boosters/repeaters, computers, lighting, and office furnishings.
Funding Subcommittee and Account: DHS-EOC