Guild Pond Feasibility Study: Seeking Public Comment Through October 22, 2026

Tighe & Bond is developing options for long-term plans for the Pond and its surrounding parcel, considering public use, recreation, and environmental protection. Dam repair, replacement, or removal are possibilities, as are added amenities such as the placement of benches, picnic tables, a small pavilion, walking paths, a small playground, an outdoor classroom, and/or educational signage, and more.

As you may know, Guild Pond is a small, dammed waterbody located on Conservation Land at 576 Nichols St. The Pond is owned by the Conservation Commission and is open to public access. The Norwood Sportsmen's Association owns the building on the land and leases and maintains the property.

The feasibility study and alternatives analysis are made possible through funding approved by Town Meeting and awarded through the Community Preservation Act, in response to a proposal submitted by the Conservation Commission and the Norwood Sportsmen's Association to the Norwood Community Preservation Committee.

We encourage Norwood residents to:

View the PowerPoint presentation that was shared at the public listening session on Thursday evening, October 8, at Memorial Hall in Norwood Town Hall, and to view the display panels from the 10/8 public listening session: https://gvimes.link/cncmnws

Watch the recording of that meeting once it is posted by NCM, Share input by October 22, 2026, to the Conservation Commission at conservation@norwoodma.gov or 781-762-1240 x6054.