21.249 An Order to Appropriate $120,000 in CPA Funds Toward Habitat Housing on Burts Pit Road
City of Northampton
Massachusetts
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In City Council, April 15, 2021
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
21.249 An Order to Appropriate $120,000 in CPA Funds Toward Habitat Housing on Burts Pit Road
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity submitted an application for Community Preservation Act funding for creation of three energy efficient affordable homes on Burts Pit Road;
WHEREAS, Habitat for Humanity has an excellent record of creating housing throughout the Pioneer Valley and beyond;
WHEREAS, the project has wide community support, leverages funding from many other sources, and utilizes volunteer labor;
WHEREAS, the homes will be permanently restricted to individuals and families earning 60% of area median income or below;
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2021, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to recommend that $120,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $120,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity for the Broughton’s Meadow Small Home Project. And, that the grantee meets
the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $3 9, 5 2 5 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930-359930, and is $80,475 allocated from the CPA Affordable Housing Reserve (account #2344930-359933)