The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has started the EPA procurement process and will be advertising for an architect and engineer for a new community center. The facility is being developed by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Department and will be located in the First Light Wampanoag Homes development at 23 Alice Lopez Road.
The $1.2 million-dollar facility is being financed with the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program. The community center will include space for the Tribe’s Housing Department offices and will include space open to the community for socials and community programs.
Moving the housing department offices to the center of the Tribe’s housing development makes sense and is something Michelle Tobey, housing department director, is looking forward to. “We are constantly striving to ensure our tribal citizens have a warm, safe place to live right here on their ancestral homeland,” said Tobey. “Having our offices in the center of our housing development will ensure we remain close to the community and can respond to their needs. It also will provide much needed space for community gatherings and socials.”
For additional questions about the new community center or the services provided by the housing department, please contact the department at 508-477-0208 or email housing@mwtribe-nsn.gov.
