Standing Committee on Economic Development – Sep 16, 2026

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Where: Esther Howland (South) Chamber

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What was decided

Recommended approval of a GreenTech Park TIF zone and a UCH-TIF agreement for Lakeside and Garland Avenue properties. Also recommended zoning map changes for 455 Grove Street, the Belmont and Plantation Street corridor, and an area around Hermon Street. Chairman's orders asked for a glossary of terms and a traffic review near 42 Hermon Street.

Decisions recorded

Approved the minutes of the June 25, 2026 meeting, 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Recommended approval of a resolution establishing a Tax Increment Financing Zone for GreenTech Park, 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Recommended approval of a resolution to approve an Urban Center Housing TIF agreement for 16 - 32 Lakeside Avenue and 18 - 20 Garland Avenue, 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Recommended approval of a zoning map change for 455 Grove St. from split RL-7 and BG-3.0 to entirely BG-3.0, 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Recommended approval of a zoning map amendment for the Belmont Street / Plantation Street Corridor, 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Recommended approval of a zone change extending the BG-3 and CCOD-E districts to 9, 15 and 25 Charlton St., 26, 38, 42 and 46 Hermon St., and 0 Beacon St., 3 yeas and 0 nays. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 137 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

TIF: Tax increment financing: a district where some of the new property tax from development is set aside, for public projects or for the development itself.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Worcester calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Worcester Publick on October 27, 2026.