Rec & Res Letter to Mayor 2009-1 Cons Comm Saw
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
April 14, 2009
Mayor Clare Higgins
City of Northampton
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: Community Preservation Committee Recommendation to Fund the Conservation
Commission Saw Mill Hills Open Space Acquisition Project
Dear Honorable Mayor Higgins,
On February 11, 2009, the deadline for the first round of Community Preservation Act
(CPA) funding requests in the City of Northampton, the Community Preservation
Committee (CPC) began reviewing five project proposals submitted for CPA funding.
The Community Preservation Committee conducted project site visits on March 14,
2009, and met with five applicants on March 18, 2009 to discuss their project proposals.
On April 1, 2009 the CPC held its summary evaluative discussions of the applications,
and voted 6-0 to fund $13,000 to the Conservation Commission Saw Mill Hills Open
Space Acquisition Project. The request is for the preservation of open space for
recreation purposes.
The following are conditions/contingencies that the Community Preservation Committee
is requiring as part of its recommendation for the Conservation Commission Saw Mill
Hills Open Space Acquisition Project:
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Procedures for monitoring and reporting shall be worked out among the
Committee, Mayor and the grantee.
We hope that you will find this overview useful during this critical stage in the funding
process. The Community Preservation Committee has worked diligently to ensure that
both the Committee and the process have been comprehensive, transparent and inclusive;
we welcome your input and expertise on this project recommendation.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Fran Volkman
Chair, City of Northampton Community Preservation Committee
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
April 14, 2009
Upon the recommendation of Mayor Clare Higgins and the Community
Preservation Committee.
BE IT ORDERED
WHEREAS, the acquisition would contribute to a future connection between the newly
acquired Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area parcel and the existing Saw Mill
Hills Conservation Area core area, thereby serving a public good.
WHEREAS, the project meets the goals of the Open Space and Recreation Plan,
Sustainable Northampton Plan and the CPA for the preservation of open
space for recreation purposes.
WHEREAS, the project serves a public purpose by preserving important natural
resources and species diversity.
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2009, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee
voted 6-0 to recommend $13,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be
used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
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That 13,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the
Conservation Fund for the preservation of open space for recreation purposes. And, that
the grantee meets the conditions substantially approved by the Community Preservation
Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $13,000 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account
#2344930-359930).