23.233 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Conservation Fund_Certified.pdfCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, January 19, 2023
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
23.233 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds to the Conservation Fund
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, the Northampton Conservation Commission submitted an application for
Community Preservation Act funding for the Conservation Fund;
WHEREAS, the fund makes possible increased acquisition or protection of open space
parcels in Northampton by supporting fast action on time-sensitive real
estate opportunities and placement of permanent conservation restrictions;
WHEREAS, the project meets the goals of the Northampton Sustainability Plan for
protection of open space and agricultural lands, and the applicant has used
these funds effectively in the past towards the protection of hundreds of
acres of open space;
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2022, the Northampton Community Preservation
Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $50,000 in Community
Preservation Act funds be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $50,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the
Northampton Conservation Fund. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved
by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $50,000 is allocated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930-
359930).