Indian Orchard, Forest Park and Lower Liberty Heights residents are invited to attend upcoming workshops where they can share their opinions and vote for their top five investments for their neighborhood.
In March, residents, and neighborhood leaders in the three neighborhoods joined with staff from the City of Springfield, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, and Way Finders to design and refine proposed investments in their neighborhoods as part of the Springfield Neighborhood Investment planning process.
To advance the prioritization process, final workshops for these neighborhoods will be held:
- Indian Orchard – April 15, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 PM, located at the Indian Orchard Citizens Council (IOCC) offices at Myrtle Street Park, 117 Main Street, Indian Orchard 01151
- Forest Park – April 16, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 PM, located at the John J. Shea Bright Nights Technical Training Facility building inside Forest Park at 299 Sumner Avenue 01108. There will be no entrance fee required to attend the meeting.
- Lower Liberty Heights – April 17, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Lower Liberty Heights Neighborhood Council offices at Emily Bill Park, 233 Franklin Street 01104
Residents, business owners, community-based organizations and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend; dinner will be provided.
For residents who cannot make it to the in-person meeting, please go to the project website and complete the survey at www.pvpc.org/spfld-nbhd-plans
The City of Springfield is developing Neighborhood Investment Plans for 11 of its 17 neighborhoods. The focus of this work is to restabilize the neighborhoods that were disproportionately negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The City is using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support this project, which will continue through the end of 2025.
The full neighborhood plans are available online, including a detailed description of each phase of the project with dates and stakeholders identified.
Questions may be directed to Catherine Ratte at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission cratte@pvpc.org or Ed Whitley at ewhitley@springfieldcityhall.com