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20.160 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Pine Brook Connector Acquisition ProjectCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS In City Council, December 17, 2020 Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee 20.160 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Pine Brook Connector Acquisition Project Ordered, that WHEREAS, the Northampton Conservation Commission and Office of Planning & Sustainability submitted a CPA application for purchase of 53 acres within the Broad Brook/Fitzgerald Lake Greenway on Boggy Meadow Road; WHEREAS, the parcel includes a perennial stream, rich wetlands, upland habitat, serves as a critical segment of an existing wildlife corridor, is adjacent to already-protected open space and will provide an additional entrance to the Greenway from Bridge Road; 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, on November 19, 2020, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to recommend that $160,600 in Community Preservation Act funds be used to support this project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, That $160,600 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Northampton Conservation Commission and Office of Planning and Sustainability for the Pine Brook Connector acquisition Project. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council. Specifically, $73,400 is appropriated from the CPA Open Space Reserve (account #2344930- 359931), and $87,200 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930- 359930).