Mohawk Park

The Mohawk Park Civic Club was founded in the year 1976. The club got its name from the Indians who settled in the area. The area is represented on the city maps and the deed of the homeowners of the city.

The originators of the Civic Club were Jeremiah Hounihan and Philip J. Sirignano. The officers and members were very active and concerned with efforts to prevent the City from burdening the residential taxpayers with excessive budgets and zoning changes.

In the 1980’s the Mohawk Park Civic Club began to go dormant. In 1990 the need was recognized and was revived by Philip J. Sirignano and Antoinette D’Almeida who were elected as the President and Vice President respectively.

The Mohawk Park Civic Club became very active in fighting to preserve its neighborhood. The Club took on many projects since its revival such as: The Allen Street Extension housing project. The Club had to fight the city and State to prove that the land that was going to be used was wetlands and also contaminated. Pearl Lake Woods housing project to be stopped because it also had wetlands. The Club has had to struggle with the city to assure that the Washington Park Cannon was returned to its home at Washington Park after its refurbishment. More recently the Club has had to secure grants for the purchase of Pritchard’s Pond which was finally accomplished and placed into the Waterbury Land Trust. The Club has fought to stop the building of an industrial building in the area of Pritchard’s Pond. Currently the Club is trying to prevent cluster housing on Clover Street in the Mohawk area.