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20.157 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Conservation FundCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS In City Council, December 17, 2020 Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee 20.157 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Conservation Fund Ordered, that WHEREAS, the Northampton Conservation Commission submitted an application for Community Preservation Act funding for the Conservation Fund; WHEREAS, the fund makes possible increased acquisition or protection of open space parcels in Northampton by supporting fast action on time-sensitive real estate opportunities and placement of permanent conservation restrictions; WHEREAS, the project meets the goals of the Northampton Sustainability Plan for protection of open space and agricultural lands, and the applicant has used these funds effectively in the past towards the protection of hundreds of acres of open space; WHEREAS, on November 19, 2020, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $50,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be used to support this project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, That $50,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Northampton Conservation Fund. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council. Specifically, $50,000 is allocated from the CPA Open Space Reserve (account #2344930- 359931)