Winchendon Receives Community Development Block Grant in the Amount of $557,336

Board of Selectmen Chair Barbara Anderson, Town Manager Keith Hickey and Community Development Director Tracy Murphy attended a press conference on Thursday, July 20th where Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker annouced Winchendon will receive a CDBG grant in the amount of $544,336.  The grant funds will be used to reconstruct Chestnut Street, housing rehabiliations and fuel assistance. 

This CDBG grant is very similar to the CDBG grant awarded in 2016 that funded the current reconstrution of Walnut Street along with housing rehabiliation and fuel assistance.  The total CDBG grant funds awarded to Winchendon over the past two years is $1.217 million dollars.

The Board of Selectmen recently expanded the target area for housing rehabiliation projects.  Please contact the Community Devleopment Office at (978) 297- 3308 for more information regarding your grant eligibility.