On Monday, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) announced their recommendation of 67 projects, totaling over $25.5 million in grants through the Community Preservation Act (CPA). The proposals include 28 open space and recreation, five affordable housing, 34 historic preservation projects, with over $6 million, $13 million and over $5 million going toward each category respectively.

We wanted to make you aware of how these grants impacted Charlestown. There were two open space and recreation projects, totaling $612,207 in the recommendations. Please see below for specific project details.

OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION -Charlestown

* $112,207 for a community-driven design to rehabilitate the Little Mystic Channel Park and capital improvements to the Sprouts community garden, including picnic tables, benches, trees, and pavilion.

* $500,000 for design and capital improvements, including site preparation, paving, lighting, built features, furnishings, and water access to the Charlestown Peace Park.

Another important topic discussed was the need for invested community members to help us form a "Friends of the Peace Park" committee. If you are interested in being more involved with the Peace Park, please contact Coalition Director, Sarah Coughlin.

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The 6th Annual Turn It Around Basketball Tournament has been postponed. We will send out an updated flyer once a new date has been confirmed. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to another awesome event in the future. In the meantime, check out last year's highlights on our YouTube Channel!