City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall, Northampton, MA 01060
Jack Hornor, Chair Fran Volkmann, Vice Chair
Bruce Young, Community Preservation Planner
June 20, 2008
Community Preservation Committee Announces
Round Two Funding Recommendations,
Changes in Committee Schedule
At its June 18th meeting, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend spending $445,877 to support nine separate projects in the areas of historic preservation, affordable housing, open space and recreation. [See below for full details.] The next step in the CPA process is for the committee to present its recommendations to the mayor, which it will do shortly.
Earlier, at its May 21st meeting, the Community Preservation Committee voted to reduce the number of funding rounds in 2008 from four to three. Eligibility Forms for Round Three are due on Tuesday. August 12th. Applications for eligible projects will be due on Friday, September 12.
The committee has also voted to increase its meeting schedule from one to two meetings each month. Meetings will now take place on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The additional meeting will give the committee more time to ensure that the work of the Community Preservation Act is carried out in the most effective and careful way.
For more information, please contact Jack Hornor, chair of the committee, at (413) 584-5403 or Jack@JackHornor.com.
Northampton Community Preservation Committee
2008 Round Two Funding Recommendations
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Project Title: City Clerk Records Historic Preservation Project
Project Summary: Records Preservation & Records Storage
Applicant: Northampton City Clerk
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $72,333/$72,333
Amount Recommended: $49,708
Project Title: Historic Northampton Museum Historic Preservation Project
Project Summary: Restoration and Preservation of the Parsons, Shepherd and Damon Houses
Applicant: Historic Northampton
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $421,086/$282,880
Amount Recommended: $105,100
Project Title: Look Park Fountain Restoration Project
Project Summary: Restoration of fountain at entrance of the park
Applicant: Look Memorial Park
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $377,750/$300,000
Amount Recommended: None
Project Title: Florence Civic Historic Preservation Project
Project Summary: Expand current museum to 2nd floor; preserve, restore, display and catalog donated historical items
Applicant: Florence Civic & Business Association
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $40,000/$40,000
Amount Recommended: The CPC has set aside $40,000 and asked this applicant to submit a revised application. A funding recommendation will made when the committee reviews the revised application.
COMMUNITY HOUSING
Project Title: Grove Street Fire Alarm Community Housing Project
Project Summary: Install modern, code-compliant fire alarm system
Applicant: ServiceNet
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $8,823.67/$8,823.67
Amount Recommended: $8,823.67
Project Title: Summer Street Community Housing Project
Project Summary: Replacement and shoring of structural framing in basement
Applicant: Alliance for Sober Living Inc.
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $47,617.50/$39,617.50
Amount Recommended: $39,617.50
Project Title: Paradise Pond Community Housing Project
Project Summary: One-year rental subsidy for four formerly homeless households
Applicant: HAP, Inc.
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $122,535/$26,627
Amount Recommended: $26,627
RECREATION
Project: Jackson Street Bike Trail Access Acquisition Project
Project Summary: Acquire and construct a ramp from Jackson Street to the Norwottuck Rail Trail
Applicant: Northampton Office of Planning and Development
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $44,000/$35,000
Amount Recommended: $35,000
OPEN SPACE
Project: Saw Mill Hills Open Space Acquisition Project
Project Summary: Acquisition of 10 acres of land
Applicant: Northampton Conservation Commission
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $385,000/$385/000
Amount Recommended: $150,000
Project: Fitzgerald Lake Open Space Acquisition Project
Project Summary: Acquisition of 1.1 acres of land
Applicant: Northampton Conservation Commission
Project Budget/Amount Requested from CPC: $36,000/$31,000
Amount Recommended: $31,000
Phone (413) 584-5403
Cell (413) 210-3378
