10/02/2026
🎉 The Planning Department is excited to announce that the City of Easthampton has received $5,203,800 in FY27 Community One Stop for Growth grant funding for three important projects:
💧 $4.9 million — MassWorks Infrastructure Program: Highway Business Water & Sewer
Funding will support replacement of undersized and deteriorating water and sewer infrastructure along the Northampton Street Corridor, helping remove capacity constraints and support the full buildout of Sierra Vista Commons plus additional mixed-use growth along the corridor.
🧭 $185,000 — Massachusetts Downtown Initiative Capital Grant: Wayfinding Implementation
Funding will support fabrication and installation of wayfinding signage throughout Downtown Easthampton, building on years of community planning and design work.
🏘️ $118,800 — Housing Choice Grant: Housing Production Plan
Funding will support an update to the City's Housing Production Plan and help identify opportunities to remove regulatory barriers and align housing policy with community priorities, infrastructure capacity, and environmental constraints.
We want to recognize and thank our colleagues and partners whose collaboration and prior planning efforts helped lay the groundwork for these successful applications, including Public Works Director Greg Nuttelman and City Engineer Diane Rossini-Smith, former Planning Director Jeff Bagg, past and present members of the Affordable and Fair Housing Partnership, Easthampton City Arts, and the Wayfinding Advisory Committee, Sage Engineering, consultants from Wright-Pierce, Favermann Design, Stantec, and VHB, and the many residents, businesses, property owners, boards, committees, and community members who participated in Easthampton's downtown and housing planning efforts.
These grant awards demonstrate how long-term planning can translate into implementation and real investment in our community. We're excited to keep the momentum going and put these funds to work for Easthampton! 🌟
Thank you to our state partners for investing in Easthampton!
