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21.333 An Order to Appropriate 15,000 in CPA Funds to Hampshire and Hampden Canal Historical Documentation ProjectCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS In City Council, October 7, 2021 Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee 21.333 An Order to Appropriate $15,000 in CPA Funds to Hampshire and Hampden Canal Historical Documentation Project Ordered, that WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Sustainability submitted an application for Community Preservation Act funding for documentation and preservation of the Hampshire and Hampden portions of the New Haven and Northampton Canal; WHEREAS, the Canal is a significant historical and cultural resource, of which most portions have been lost. The project will increase knowledge of the Canal and related resources, and help to inform future preservation and placemaking efforts; WHEREAS, the project is a regional collaboration, supported by all communities in which the Canal was located, and is the first to attempt to document the canal in its entirety in Massachusetts; WHEREAS, on August 4, 2021, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $15,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be used to support this project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, That $15,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Hampshire and Hampden Canal Historical Documentation Project. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council. Specifically, $15,000 is allocated from the CPA Historic Preservation Reserve (account #2344930-359932).