Conservation Fund May 28 2010 final report to
TO: Community Preservation Committee
CC: Conservation Commission
FROM: Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development
RE: Closeout CPA FY 2010 Conservation Fund grant
DATE: May 28, 2010
On behalf of the Conservation Commission, I am pleased to submit this final report for the 2009-
2010 (FY2010) Conservation Fund. Those funds have been expended.
CPA funding for the Northampton Conservation Fund
Amount Cycle Status
$ 10,000 2008-2009 (12/18/2008) Closed out (final report issued 3/23/2009)
$110,000 2009-2010 (7/4 and 12/17/09) Closed out (this report)
$ 50,000 2010 (5/20/2010) Work started- some of funds encumbered
Projects Funded with 2009-2010 (FY2010) CPA Conservation Fund monies
Project Acres preserved CPA Funding Leveraged
$47,500
Bean Farm 2 acres this cycle $20,000 (refunded) from donation of land +
Will be 38 more value of TPL option on 38 acres
Bleiman: Meadows 9.95 acres $8,927 $13,000 based on
Soft Costs including: Donation of 9.95 acres
Survey, assessments,
consideration/gate,
recording, closing
property tax
360 N. King: Fitz Lake 12.1 acres $23,410 $55,000 from
$20,000 consideration Grants and BBC
+ Soft Costs including:
Appraisal, survey,
recording fee, title and
insurance
Beaver Brook 101 acres $10,176 $378,000 from NON-CPA
Soft costs including: grants/BBC (Project also has CPA
Appraisal, mileage and funds for acquisition but
mail, title, title preserved acreage increased.)
insurance, assessments,
recording fees
Florence Cons. Area 4 acres $125 $20,000 based on value of
-recording fee donation of land by city
Sullivan land swap: 1 acres $133 $20,000 based on value of
FLCA (project has donation of land once project
NOT yet closed) closes
-title abstract
Zimmerman CR: FLCA 36 acres $19,475
NOT yet closed
$18,000 consideration
+title
Mill River Greenway-4 acres plus arch $23,715 $15,000 from rail trail funds
Leeds/Beaver Brook bridge
$20,000 consideration
+soft costs including:
Assessments, appraisals
Survey, recording, title
Mill River Greenway- 1.4 acres $328 $36,000 once it closes
Leeds/Main St.
NOT YET CLOSED
-title search only
Parsons Brook CR 5.72 acres $200 $4,000 permit leveraged donation
-recording fee only
Norwottuck Rail Trail 1.6 acres $845 $5,000 from donations
extension ROW
-title search only
Saw Mill Hills-West 18 acres $9,195 Project also has CPA funds for
$5,000 consideration + acquisition but preserved acreage
Survey and recording increased, increasing costs.
Venturers’ Field Road 5 acres $171 Will be state support for project,
farmland preservation not yet defined.
project (NOT yet
closed)
-title search only
Mineral Hills Cons. 81 acres $3,500 Will leverage other grants and
Area, Turkey Hill support, not yet defined
expansion
(NOT yet closed)
-appraisal
Community Boathouse 10 acres $2,153 Will leverage land donation and
NOT yet closed grants, not yet defined.
-due diligence soft cost
only
Total CPA funds expended $140,000
Total program income/refund $ 20,000
NET CPA expenditures $120,000