RecCom Recommendation Cover Letter
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
December 8, 2008
Mayor Clare Higgins
City of Northampton
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: Community Preservation Committee Recommendation to Fund the Recreation
Commission Feasibility Study for Playing Fields
Dear Honorable Mayor Higgins,
On September 12, 2008, the deadline for the third round of Community Preservation Act
(CPA) funding requests in the City of Northampton, the Community Preservation
Committee (CPC) began reviewing ten project proposals submitted for CPA funding.
The Community Preservation Committee conducted project site visits on September 27,
2008, and met with five applicants on October 15, 2008 and five applicants on November
5, 2008 to discuss their project proposals.
On November 19, 2008 the CPC held its summary evaluative discussions of the
applications, and on December 3, 2008 the Community Preservation Committee voted 7-
0 to fund $40,000 to the Recreation Commission Playing Field Feasibility Study.
The following are conditions/contingencies that the Community Preservation Committee
is requiring as part of its recommendation for the Recreation Commission Feasibility
Study for Playing Fields:
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Procedures for monitoring and reporting shall be worked out among the
Committee, Mayor and the grantee.
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Steps #1 and #2 in the project narrative must be completed and presented to the
Community Preservation Committee prior to the receipt of funding.
We hope that you will find this overview useful during this critical stage in the funding
process. The Community Preservation Committee has worked diligently to ensure that
both the Committee and the process have been comprehensive, transparent and inclusive;
we welcome your input and expertise on this project recommendation.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Jack Hornor
Chair, City of Northampton Community Preservation Committee