Key Open Space final reportI
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Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development • Wfeiden@NorthamptonMA.gov • 413 - 587 -1265
TO: Community Preservation Committee
CC: Conservation Commission
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FROM: Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development
RE: Closeout CPA 2008 -2009 Key Open Space Acquisitions
DATE: March 23, 2009
On behalf of the Conservation Commission, I am pleased to issue this final report for the $10,000 of Key
Open Space Acquisitions CPA funding that the Community Preservation Committee provided.
This funding was.used to purchase a critical 15 acre parcel of land in the Mineral Hills, the Bosworth
purchase. The property abuts the Mineral Hills Conservation Area and shortens the gap between the
two disconnected parcels in the Mineral Hills. Strategically, preserving this conservation area
dramatically reduced the chance that someone would build a road or driveway from Turkey Hill Road to
Sylvester Road, reducing the likelihood of development in one of the most sensitive areas of the city..
The funds were used to pay for a survey of the Mineral Hills (critical for this purchase and very useful for
future purchases), pay for the required appraisal, and pay for almost 50% of the purchase price. The
remainder of the purchase price was from contributions received for the purpose of building the
Mineral Hills Conservation Area.
With CPA funds going for this purchase, the Conservation Commission was able to use its remaining
funds to pay for soft costs to preserve an addition of land in the Saw Mill Hills and preserve some
farmland in the meadows. Those soft costs, in turn, have leveraged the necessary funds to actually
purchase those two key parcels.
With direct CPA funding and the indirect leveraging, we are able to purchase three parcels (Mineral Hills,
Saw Mill Hills, and the Meadows). Thank you all for making this happen.
Please let me know if you need any other information.
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City Hall • 210 Main Street, Room 11 • Northampton, MA 01060 • www.NorthamptonMa.gov • Fax 413 -587 -1264
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