CSA Registration is Now Open!

To learn about more about the CSA and the changes Farmer Dave is making to give you more choice in the fresh, delicious local produce you receive click here....

City Community Development Department developing 5 year Consolidated Plan

The City is now soliciting input for the renewal of CDD's Consolidated Plan. You can provide feedback through the online survey. Read more...

Cronin Park Improvements

The City of Lawrence has awarded the contract to renovate and improve Cronin Park (across from the Tarbox School) to Quirk Construction. Quirk has done other park work in the City including the construction of Kennedy Community Park. Construction will be ongoing through these winter months and the park will be open in the early summer. Funding for the park renovations are from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - P.A.R.C. Grant. We're very excited to be a part of this important renovation to the Arlington Neighborhood!

Costello Park Improvements

The City of Lawrence was awarded grant funding from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - P.A.R.C. Grant for renovations at Costello Park. The renovations will include repair of the existing playground equipment and installation of some new equipment as well as refurbished safety surfacing. The park improvements will also include a handball wall at the existing tennis courts. Work on the playground and tennis courts will begin by March 2010 and conclude in June - just in time for some summer fun! Please take a look at this professional rendering of the new playground equipment.

Thank you to everyone who came and danced, bid and donated at Glow!

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Have you heard? GWL is on WCAP 980 AM weekly

Tuesdays at 9:20 AM GWL joins WCAP's Merrimack Happenings morning show to talk about what's going on at GWL and what's happening in Lawrence. You can listen live online or by tuning into AM 980. Check out WCAP!

Heather McMann is appointed Executive Director

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ECF releases document highlighting smart-growth in Lawrence and Essex County

This collection of case studies by the Essex County Forum highlights and explores smart-growth principles through projects and programs throughout Essex County. The Lawrence case study (titled Block by Block: Parks, Homes and Commerce) highlights improvements in the city in public infrastructure in parks and affordable housing and private investment of business leaders. Read about GWL in the Lawrence report (pdf) here and find other case studies here.

GWL on Flickr!

See Groundwork Lawrence photos on Flickr!

What else do you want to know?

Check out our Library for past GWL newsletters, project information and other program documents like our Alleyway LID Guide, Street Tree Survey and RGI Canal Feasibility Study.

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