Town awarded $40K grant for St. Gerard’s reuse study

Town Administrator Charles Doody and Town Planner TJ Torres are pleased to announce that the town of Canton has been awarded a $40,000 state Community Compact grant to help fund the next phase of the St. Gerard’s Reuse project.

The town plans to use the funds to procure an outside firm that specializes in the feasibility analysis of projects and deliver a final reuse plan for the St. Gerard’s property back to the town. Receival of this grant ensures that local taxpayers will not have to pay for this next phase.

The St. Gerard’s Reuse project stemmed from the town of Canton’s purchase of the former Catholic church property at 1860 Washington Street. A reuse committee was formed, which undertook a public input process to solicit ideas for the property’s future use. The committee presented its final report to the Select Board on August 8, and board members decided that the next phase would be to hire a professional firm to do a feasibility analysis and reuse plan.

“I would like to thank the commonwealth for awarding us this grant funding, which will allow us to accelerate our efforts in redeveloping St. Gerard’s into a community asset at no out-of-pocket cost to our residents,” said Doody. “I would like to commend the St. Gerard’s Reuse Committee for volunteering countless hours and valuable insight to kickstart the process, and all the residents who provided their thoughts and ideas. The input gathered and assembled will drive the next phase of the process.”

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