The Plymouth Foundation’s Board has outlined its strategic goals for the years 2025 through 2026, focusing on initiatives that will strengthen our community and support resilient growth. For more information about these goals or to explore partnership opportunities with the Plymouth Foundation, please reach out to us at info@plymouth-ma.biz.
Memorial Hall
The Foundation is working closely with the Town of Plymouth Selectboard to identify the highest-best route for the building. More details will be announced by March 2026.
Downtown Economic Development Strategy
The Foundation is working with the Town of Plymouth Department of Planning and Development, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Waterfront District Business Association, property owners and community stakeholders to determine the scope of work for a downtown-waterfront economic development strategy. More details will be announced in Spring 2026.
Small Business Façade Program
The Foundation Board of Directors is excited to reinvest in our small businesses that make our community so great to live, work and visit. Small business storefronts throughout the downtown and waterfront are eligible for grant funding, between 25-50% of the cost of a brand new storefront façade! Details will be announced by January 2026.
2024-2025 Goals
Launch Co-Working Space COMPLETE
Plymouth’s central business district is at-capacity. With less than 3% vacancy for ground floor commercial space, the Foundation Board of Directors is working with private, state and federal partners to create a new collaborative workspace that will meet the demand for working professionals and start-ups. The Foundation has worked for 3 years to secure the funding and partnerships, including generous support from the state of Massachusetts.
The Co-Working Space will feature permanent offices, open desk floor plan, conference rooms with high tech digital meeting equipment and support staff that offers 24/7 access. The workspace will host events designed engage the community of innovators and entrepreneurs, enhance technical capacity for small business owners, support labor and workforce development. We expect to have more exciting announcements in Spring 2025!
COMPLETE: The Foundation Board is pleased to partner with Enclave Coworking to launch in Spring 2026. We will make an announcement with additional details in December 2025.
Return 71 Hedges Pond Road to Tax Rolls COMPLETE
This site is adjunct to a capped landfill. The Cedarville Steering Committee created new commercial zoning called Cedarville Village Enterprise District approved by Town Meeting in 2018. In 2019, the Town of Plymouth asked the Plymouth Foundation to return the parcel to the tax rolls and attract an investor to create jobs. The Foundation received a competitive grant from our partners at MassDevelopment to prepare the site for sale and development.
The project is aimed at providing:
- Improvements to infrastructure and public safety: $2M from the sale of the site is explicitly to be used for much-needed traffic improvements at State Road and Hedges Pond Road. The Town will work with the State to engineer and build a remedy to the traffic concerns.
- Economic output: jobs and ownership equity will be created to support families in Plymouth.
- Fiscal return: the town will receive an estimated $900,000 – $1.2M in real estate tax revenue annually, based on the plan submitted to the Planning Board.
COMPLETE: The Foundation Board announced the sale of the site to EJ Pontiff. The developer has submitted plans to the Town of Plymouth, and received all permits necessary to prepare the site for development. The estimated real estate tax revenue to the town is approximately $1.2 million per year.
Holtec Site Masterplan (1500 acres) COMPLETE
The Foundation partnered with the Town of Plymouth to attract $300,000 investment from US EDA to conduct a public process that will determine how the Town might utilize the 1500 acres of land surrounding the now decommissioned nuclear powerplant. If Holtec decides to sell the land, the Town of Plymouth has right of first refusal. The goal of the Masterplan project is to assist the town with making informed decisions about the value of the land, and its development potential. You can read more about the project by visiting the US EDA Success Stories Newsletter and Blog:
https://www.eda.gov/impact/success-stories/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/economic-development-administration-supports
You can participate in the Masterplan process by contacting the Town’s Planning and Community Development Office.
COMPLETE: The Foundation partnered with the Town of Plymouth and Holtec International to conduct a continuous engagement process with the community to determine the preferred use of the site. The final plan was accepted by the Selectboard on August 19, 2025. The report can be found here: https://pilgrim1600.engage.sasaki.com/
Conference Hall and Hotel
The Foundation and See Plymouth partnered to attract funding from the Massachusetts Legislature to conduct a Market Feasibility Study. The study was concluded in 2018 and suggested the town may want to pursue this project. More about the study can be found on our website, here:
https://www.plymouth-ma.biz/a-convention-center-in-plymouth-its-just-a-concept-but-backers-of-the-idea-are-excited/
ON-GOING: The Foundation recognizes the potential for the community to host a venue as recommended in the feasibility study. The Foundation board and staff will continue to work with the Town of Plymouth to move quickly to implement elements of the study when the opportunity arises.