23.231 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to Acquire 229 Acres in the Saw Mill Hills_Certified.pdfCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, January 19, 2023
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
23.231 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to Acquire 229 Acres in the Saw Mill Hills
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, the Northampton Conservation Commission and Office of Planning &
Sustainability submitted a CPA application for purchase of 229 acres in the Saw
Mill Hills;
WHEREAS, the parcel includes priority and estimated habitat of rare and endangered species,
vernal pools, and multiple headwater streams, and a diversity of landforms,
surficial geology and hydrology that increase variation create important wildlife
habitat and climate change resiliency;
WHEREAS,CPA funds will be used as a match for an already received $400,000 state Local
Acquisitions for Natural Diversity Grant;
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2022, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee voted
unanimously to recommend that $300,000 in Community Preservation Act funds
be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $300,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Northampton
Conservation Commission and Office of Planning and Sustainability for the Saw Mill Hills Core
open space acquisition Project. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the
Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $47,162 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930-359930), and $252,838 is appropriated from the CPA Open Space Reserve (account #2344930-359931).