brown - CPA funds for St. John Cantius Church.pdf7/25/22, 12:55 PM City of Northampton Mail - CPA funds for St. John Cantius Church
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Sarah LaValley <slavalley@northamptonma.gov>
CPA funds for St. John Cantius Church
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Nora Brown <nabrown78@gmail.com>Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 2:15 PM
To: slavalley@northamptonma.gov
To Sarah Lavalley, Office of Planning and Sustainability,
I live at 38 Henry Street, and have been following the local back-and-forth about St. John Cantius Church. I walk by the
church very often, but having moved to Northampton just a few years ago, have no attachment to it as others may.
Unless the developers will be turning the church into affordable housing, I am against assisting them with CPA funds. I
realize “historic preservation” is among the proper uses of such funds, but I also think with limited funds, they should be
spent to serve the greatest good. Spending them to help shore up the church for private, luxury development would
benefit only a few. Simply being able to look at the church from the outside is a small benefit, even for those who wish so
much that it be preserved.
Thank you for you attention in this matter,
Nora Brown
38 Henry Street
Northampton MA
618 207 8197