Jackson St final report_PL.ANNING AND-DEVELOPMENT CITY 0F_NoRTHAMProN_-
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Wayne Felden, rA1C1 Director of Planning and Development • Wfeiden@NorthamptonlvlA.gw • 4'13 -587 -1265
TO: Community Preservation Committee
FROM: Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development
RE: Jackson Street Bike Trail Access Acquisition Project- Final Report and Project Closeout
DATE: December 22, 2010
I am pleased to close out the Jackson Street Bike Trail Access CPA project and proud that we are able to
release some unspent CPA funds. Please consider this the final report for the project.
The project has been successful beyond our wildest dreams. Originally, this project, built on a shoe
string of CPA and CDBG funds, was going to build the absolute simplest connection from the rail trail to
Jackson Street.
Because we had the forward commitment of CPA (for acquisition and related costs), CDBG (for handicap
access improvements), Jackson Street School, the Ward Councilor, DPW, Planning, and the Jackson
Street Safe Routes to School Committee, we were ready to go when federal stimulus funds became
available.
The result we ended up getting a project with a budget over a million dollars; all very well spent, and the
project was much better than we thought it would be. In addition, we needed less CPA and CDBG funds
than we had originally budgeted.
When the Mayor cut the ribbon on this project, she appropriately gave credit to the CPA and the CPC for
their faith in the project and willingness to forward fund the project before we lined up all of our other
project partners. It was this willingness to be the first dollar in that made this project a success.
CPA funds were all focused on the phases of the project related to land acquisition:
Preliminary design necessary for exact layout to identify land to acquire $ 8,335
Soft costs for acquisition (appraisals and recording fees $ 1,425
Property consideration as cash directly to property owner $ 750
Property consideration as landscaping as required by purchase contract)$ 9,082
TOTAL CPA FUNDS EXPENDED ON PROJECT $19,592
TOTAL CPA FUNDED PROJECT $35,000
FUNDS RELEASED WITH PROJECT CLOSEOUT' $15,408
All of the design costs and all of the construction costs were funded by Federal Stimulus funds. Other
land acquisition costs were funded by CDBG and City funds.
Thank you.
City Hall • 210 Main Street, Room 11 • Northampton, MA 01060 • www.NorthainptoiiMa.gov • Fax 413- 587 -1264
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