Terrible nonprofit. Greedy, out of touch, and lacks diversity. My neighbor has been trying to buy a parcel of land that’s basically been attached to her property for years, it’s part of the entrance to her driveway. The greater Worcester land trust bought this land, fully knowing that she wanted it, and that we the people next to this parcel of land do not want this path and want our privacy. She’s offered numerous times to repurchase this land for at least 5x what they paid, so they can use the money for actually improving Worcester. One could allege that this land parcel purchase was bought from a seller who was not in her right state of mind, as she was in a nursing home. I’m all for being neighborly, but I have a toddler inches from where this theoretical path would be.My families safety along with my neighbors safety and privacy wasnt their concern.I moved here a few years ago to be apart of, and watch Worcester grow. I bought my particular house because I liked my privacy and can still be apart of my community. I cannot stress that My neighbors and I like our privacy, it’s why we pay the high property taxes.The Greater Worcester Land Trust never asked any of us if we wanted this, they just infringed on our privacy and went for it. There is zero logic behind this parcel purchase.There isn’t a need for a path as there’s several paths and entrances already. aka the established on Orrison St nearby, and other paths to Moreland Conservation.When I asked the executive director, why they are placing a path there he gave me an illogical excuse, “ because there’s a woman’s walking group who wants to feel safe and we are giving them another path”. He had the audacity to say this to myself, and my neighbor. We are both woman,and homeowners. We explicitly said we don’t feel safe with a public path right there between our house. I guess we didn’t matter. I hope This corrupt organization gets everything it deserves in the upcoming years. It is apart of a large problem in Worcester, of corrupt people in higher position that simply dont have the cities best interest.
Helping make Worcester a greener city, the Greater Worcester Land Trust is doing great work throughout the city, but I am particularly pleased to have them as neighbors on the street where I grew up and where my family still lives. The Tatnuck Square neighborhood of the city is benefiting from the GWLT's stewardship of land and I hope GWLT's presence and involvement in the area grows.