In October 2024, Gardner Officials and members of the DPW and Gardner’s Engineering Teams were on hand for the official groundbreaking on the Water Main Project. The current pipe is from 1888, some 136 years ago. Mayor Nicholson thanked DPW Business Manager Chris Coughlin who authored the successful $1million dollar Federal grant application.
Other speakers included State Representative Jonathan Zlotnik and City Council President Elizabeth Kazinskas.
The City of Gardner proactively replaced water and sewer lines in the last few years after a series of water main breaks due to the aging infrastructure.
The Gardner Sludge Landfill Expansion is a water/sewer item being studied very carefully.