Springfield Community Preservation Committee

06/08/2026

A beautiful day for the official opening of Magazine Park!
CPA members Judith Crowell, Juanita Martinez, Rosemary Morin and CPA admin Karen Lee filling in for Chair Bob McCarroll, join the Springfield Parks Department (Director Tom Ashe, and Laura Walsh, Senior Project Manager extraordinaire) and The McKnight Neighborhood Council. This partnership along with Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal and local legislators created a family friendly fun environment for play. Community Preservation Coalition

06/08/2026

Today's ribbon cutting for the spectacular enhancement of Magazine Park in Historic McKnight. CPA provided the initial seed money and $2 million dollars later with the help of legislators, the City and the people of Springfield, we have a gem for years to come
Community Preservation Coalition

05/14/2026

The Herbert and Louise Whitney Fund for Community Preservation is now Accepting Applications for a Community Preservation Grant.
Are you working to preserve the history of your New England community? Historic New England’s Community Preservation Grants support small to mid-sized organizations across the region that are saving and sharing the stories, places, and traditions that define their communities.

Each year, one grant of $1,250 is awarded to a qualifying 501(c)(3) history or preservation organization in each New England state: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

2026 application available: May 1, 2026
Deadline for submission: June 30, 2026
Notification: Grant awards will be announced in the fall.

In this spirit of collaboration, Historic New England annually awards grants to one small to medium-sized history organization in each New England state to support projects that save and share their communities’ diverse history as part of telling the whole story of New England.

04/23/2026

April 21, 2026 CPA discussion of projects.

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04/16/2026

What are your thoughts?
Springfield is creating a comprehensive housing plan, for the first time in over 20 years. This important work will guide spending, legislative and policy decisions about all aspects of housing, impacting all city neighborhoods.

A series of open house events are planned next week. You're invited to attend any of the events to share what’s important to you and your neighborhood.

For more information:
Geraldine McCafferty | Director of Housing
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
t: 413.787.6500

04/13/2026

The 58 Itendale Street house was a 2021 CPC supported rehabilitation project. It took a while to get here but the home is now up for sale by lottery. Details in the post.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan, in partnership with the developer, Concerned Citizens for Springfield, Inc. (CCS), is pleased to announce a lottery to choose the purchaser of a fully renovated and modernized single-family home in the Forest Park neighborhood.

03/30/2026

Springfield Community Preservation Committee
Interviews for the third and final session of applicants applying for a CPA 2026 grant is scheduled for April 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Totals:
31 applications Requests $7.5M Funds Available approx. $3million.
The interviews will be held live on Facebook and recorded. All CPC meetings can be viewed on YouTube page/Focus Springfield Community TV. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrvOuWQocAi3bU5l-StcUCO8LCM9X2K9M

5-Minute Presentations of Applicants in the historic resources category followed by Questions from Committee.
Projects for April 7:

01/06/2026

CPC 2026 Application Grant Workshop. A question-and-answer session follows the presentation. The regular meeting takes place after the workshop.
Contact [email protected] or 413-530-1268 for more information about the application process.

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