Woburn Gets Nearly $500K Grant For Green Street Splash Park Project

WOBURN, MA — The City of Woburn has announced that it will receive $480,968 in grant funding that will be used for the new Green Street spray park and other nearby facilities.

The Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant was awarded by the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA) in partnership with the National Park Service. Woburn is one of only 10 communities in Massachusetts to receive the grant this year.

According to officials, the grants are funded through the sales of federal offshore oil and gas leases and provided to make parkland and trail improvements and preserve and protect active and passive recreation land across Massachusetts.

In Woburn, the project at Shamrock School Green Street Park, located at 60 Green St., will involve replacing the aging pool and associated equipment at the park with a new splash pad and renovating the public restrooms.

According to officials, the grant money for the pool and splash pad will be coupled with city funding appropriations already in place to fund the remaining work at the site.

"I am very pleased the Healey Administration and EOEA chose to support the Green Street playground refurbishment project," Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin said. "It is a project that will greatly benefit Woburn residents of all ages and incomes who will enjoy a modern, refurbished recreational facility."

Rory Lindstrom, the city's recreational director, said the refurbished facilities will be an improvement on Woburn's existing splash pad.

"I'm excited to see this project become a reality. The design reflects a lot of feedback we gathered from the community at public meetings and through a survey. This spray park will be a lot bigger than the splash pad at Clapp Park, and will feature many different interactive play features for kids of all ages and abilities," Lindstrom said.

According to the City of Woburn, Galvin, Lindstrom and City Engineer Jay Corey will oversee the project, which is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2024 and be completed during the second half of next summer.