20.008 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to Purchase 105 Acres at Former Pine Grove Golf CourseCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council, January 16, 2020
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
20.008 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to Purchase 105 Acres at Former Pine Grove Golf Course
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, The Northampton Conservation Commission and Office of Planning &
Sustainability submitted a Community Preservation Act application for purchase of
105 acres within the Rocky Hill Greenway at the former Pine Grove Golf Course;
WHEREAS, The parcel includes more than half a mile of Nashawannuck Brook riparian area, is
part of a wildlife corridor, abuts existing protected areas in the Rocky Hill Green-
way, and presents a myriad of opportunities for climate change adaptation, natural
communities restoration, and recreation;
WHEREAS, the project meets the goals of the Sustainable Northampton Plan, Northampton
Community Preservation Plan, and Open Space, Recreation and Multi-use Trail
Plan to protect open space, provide for passive recreation, and protect heritage
landscapes;
WHEREAS, CPA funds will provide a match for a state Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity
grant;
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2019, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee
voted unanimously to recommend that $250,000 in Community Preservation Act
funds be used to support this project.
Ordered, that
That $250,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Northampton
Conservation Commission and Office of Planning and Sustainability for the Nashawannuck
Riparian Restoration Project. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the
Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $172,000 is appropriated from the CPA Open Space Reserve (account #2344930-
359931), and $78,000 is appropriated from the CPA Undesignated Reserve (account #2344930-
359930).