21.248 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Historic Northampton Collections StorageCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, April 15, 2021
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
21.248 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Historic Northampton Collections Storage
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, Historic Northampton, Inc. submitted a Small Grants application for
Community Preservation Act funding to purchase appropriate collections
storage for its ephemera, photograph and research collections;
WHEREAS, the collections yield important information about Northampton’s history,
and are frequently accessed for research by community members,
businesses, and nonprofits;
WHEREAS, improved collections storage was a critical recommendation of the
Massachusetts State Historic Records Board, and will protect these
resources for the future;
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2021 the Northampton Community Preservation
Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $3,000 in Community
Preservation Act funds be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $3,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to Historic
Northampton, Inc. for purchase and installation of new collections storage. And, that the
grantee meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the
Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $3,000 is appropriated from the CPA Historic Preservation Reserve (account
#2344930-359932).