Nearly $10 Million Awarded for Upgrades at Three Western Massachusetts Parks
Massachusetts has awarded nearly $10 million in grants for upgrades to three parks in the Springfield-Holyoke area, specifically Szot Park in Chicopee, Parson's Park in Easthampton, and Five Mile Pond Park in Springfield. Funds will support improvements such as path…
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 23, 2026 —
Nearly $10 million in grants has been awarded for upgrades at three parks in the Springfield-Holyoke area, according to the information provided. The parks are Szot Park in Chicopee, Parson’s Park in Easthampton and Five Mile Pond Park in Springfield.
The funding is intended to support a range of improvements, including path reconstruction, splash pads, accessible bathrooms, shade trees and paving. The summary does not specify which improvements are planned for each park, so it is unclear how the projects will be divided among the three sites.
The grant total was described as nearly $10 million. Individual awards for the parks were not provided, and the information does not identify the state agency or program responsible for making the grants. It also does not include project schedules, construction start dates or expected completion dates.
The stated improvements span paths and paving, park amenities and accessibility-related facilities. However, the available information does not provide further details on the scope or design of the work, or on how the projects were selected. No information was provided about whether construction contracts have been awarded or whether work has begun.
The grants cover parks in three communities: Chicopee, Easthampton and Springfield. Further project-specific details, including budgets and timelines for each location, were not included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Hanna Guidry, Mark Gardyna on www.westernmassnews.com, see more information here.
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