City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Aquinnah | Community Housing |
pre-development and permitting costs for Affordable Housing efforts in Aquinnah |
05/09/2023 |
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Aquinnah | Town Center apartments |
reduction or paydown of principal on the Town of Aquinnahâs Town Center Apartments borrowing amount (as approved in FY â23), thereby reducing the previously approved $400,000 borrowing total to $309,600 |
05/09/2023 |
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Aquinnah | Town Center Playground |
proposed playground behind Aquinnah Town Hall |
05/09/2023 |
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Aquinnah | Aquinnah Circle |
additional design and permitting costs for new bathrooms at the Aquinnah Circle |
05/09/2023 |
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Aquinnah | 9 and 13 Aquinnah Circle |
Aquinnah Circle mortgage - including an additional $20,000 paydown of principal on the Capital Improvements at Aquinnah Circle portion of mortgage |
05/09/2023 |
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Boxford | Dorman Property |
Purchase of a 35 acre parcel for use as open space and recreation land |
05/09/2023 |
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Boxford | Johnson Playground design and permitting |
Design and permitting costs for the construction of a new playground to replace an old and outdated existing playground |
05/09/2023 |
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Boxford | Brookside Cemetery |
Rehabilitate retaining wall at historic Brookside Cemetery |
05/09/2023 |
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Hatfield | Tree canopy restoration |
Continuing Project Phase 2 to Install Shade Trees and Maintain Tree Canopy in Historic Districts |
05/09/2023 |
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Hatfield | Create and Develop Pickleball and Tennis Courts |
To Create and Develop Pickleball and Tennis Courts on Town Owned Land. |
05/09/2023 |
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Hatfield | Day Pond Renovation and Reclamation |
To Survey, water quality testing, baseline assessment, core collection, lab testing, and reporting on the feasibility of Renovation and Reclamation of Town Owned Day Pond |
05/09/2023 |
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Hatfield | Restore and Preserve Vital Town Records Phase #2 |
To Restore and Preserve Vital Town Records maintained by the Town Clerk |
05/09/2023 |
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Hatfield | Smith Academy Park Pavilion Construction |
Additional Funding for Pavilion for Constuction |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-2 Playground ADA Upgrades |
2023-2: this project aims to for replace, repair or augment the playgrounds at Blueberry Hill School, Wolf Swamp Road School, and Center School, consistent with achieving ADA accessibility standards. |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-3 Glenbrook Field Improvement Project |
2023-3: the fields at Glenbrook Middle school are overgrown and uneven, this project aims to address these problems for the safety of the athletes. |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-5 Storrs House Interior Storm Windows Proejct |
2023-5: The Storrs House is owned by the Library, but maintained by the Longmeadow Historical Society. The windows appear to have been installed in the 1930âs. This project will provide interior storm windows with UV filtering to help preserve the museumâs collections from the elements, as well as increase energy efficiency. |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-4 Public Trail Mapping and Conditions Assessment |
2023-4: This project will provide funding to use GPS technology to provide GPS mapping of the trails in Laurel Park, Bliss Park, Turner Park and the Fannie Stebbins Memorial/Silvio Conte Wildlife Refuge, and to provide an assessment of trail conditions and recommendations for repair and maintenance of the trails. |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-7 Wild American Chestnut Tree Awareness Project |
2023-7: There are several surviving American Chestnut trees growing in Laurel, Bliss and Turner Parks. The goal of this project is to tell the story of the American Chestnut Trees growing in Longmeadow, by installing two informational kiosks adjacent to the existing trees. |
05/09/2023 |
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Longmeadow | 2023-6 Storrs House Exterior Painting Project |
2023-6: The Storrs House is owned by the Library, but maintained by the Longmeadow Historical Society. The exterior walls of the museum need scraping and painting. This project will help preserve the building itself and the collections inside from the elements. |
05/09/2023 |
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Malden | Trafton Park Phase II Construction |
The goal of this project is to complete Phase II of the 2019 Trafton Park Master Plan. In FY19 CPC awarded $45,000.00 to complete the Trafton Park Master Plan and Feasibility Study, and in FY20 CPC awarded $225,000.00 for Phase I Construction for Trafton Park. The Trafton Park Phase II Construction project will facilitate the replacement of the existing backstop and convert the existing baseball field into one that may be used for baseball, softball and soccer. The existing two tennis courts will be adapted to one improved court, a basketball court, and a free play area. The dog park will be improved with new surfacing, benches, shade trees, and water for dogs and humans. Electrical connections will be established at the plaza for community events including July 4 and Halloween. And the circular loop around the park will be completed for walkers and bicyclists. Eight (8) new trees of diverse species will be planted throughout the park. A new water service will be installed to irrigate the field and provide fresh water to dogs and humans. Solar lighting will be installed to illuminate the field and park. Trash receptacles will be installed at the entrances to the park and new pathways will be built to ADA specifications. |
05/09/2023 |
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Middleton | Historic Cemetery Monument Restoration |
Repair older monuments that are in need of it |
05/09/2023 |
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Middleton | Common at Municipal Complex |
Build a Common at the future location of the Middleton Municipal Complex |
05/09/2023 |
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Middleton | Rail Trail |
Additional funding for rail trail project |
05/09/2023 |
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Middleton | Funding of New Affordable Housing Trust |
Fund the initial funding of the newly formed Affordable Housing Trust Fund. |
05/09/2023 |
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Peabody | Brown's Pond Hydro Raking Project |
Hydro-Raking to remove overgrown vegitation from Brown's Pond to improve water quality and allow for recreational use. |
05/09/2023 |
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Pembroke | Town Beaches - Shade Structures |
Purchase and installation of shade structures at town beaches |
05/09/2023 |
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Southampton | Safe Access to Manhan Meadows Trails |
To meet the increased cost of completing the foot bridge over the Manhan River as part of a Mass Trails Grant (Phase II) project in the Manhan Meadows Sanctuary. |
05/09/2023 |
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Southampton | Safe Access to Manhan Meadows Trails |
To meet the increased cost of completing the foot bridge over the Manhan River as part of a Mass Trails Grant (Phase II) project in the Manhan Meadows Sanctuary. |
05/09/2023 |
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Southampton | Greenway Right of Way andAcquisition and Design |
For the local match required for a MassTrails Grant to help pay the design costs for the Greenway Rail Trail bike and pedestrian path. |
05/09/2023 |
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Southampton | Labrie Field Improvement and Completion of phases 2 through 4 |
For the construction of a fully accessible playground at Labrie Field. This project is sponsored by the Magic for Maddie Committee to honor the short life and spirit of Maddie Schmidt and her love of outdoor sports activities |
05/09/2023 |
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Belchertown | Rehab of CHCS football field and ADA access |
Leveling, crowning and re-seeding of the CHCS football field and installation of an ADA compliant sidewalk to allow access to the field. |
05/08/2023 |
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Belchertown | McPherson Sensory Garden |
Construction of ADA compliant parking and walkway allowing access in and around the sensory garden. |
05/08/2023 |
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Belchertown | South Cemetery Gravestone Restoration |
The repair, restoration and resetting of a minimum of 20 grave-markers at the historic South Cemetery. |
05/08/2023 |
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Belchertown | CHCS football field irrigation well |
Installation of a water well and shed with pump and required electrical connections for the irrigation of the football field with future expansion of the system to surrounding sports fields. |
05/08/2023 |
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Belchertown | CHCS Pickleball Fencing |
Installation of fencing and access gates to secure the new Pickleball courts at Chestnut Hill Recreational area. |
05/08/2023 |
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Boxborough | Transfer to Conservation Trut ATM@$ ART 36 |
This money has been transferred to the Boxborough Conservation trust for future needs for Acquiring land. It will be spent when need rises. |
05/08/2023 |
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Boxborough | Boxborough Affordable Housing trust ATM24 ART37 |
The Money has been transferred to the Affordable Housing Trust to pay for bills related to Metro West Collaborative for administrative services. |
05/08/2023 |
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Boxborough | BRAP Rental Asst. ATM24 art38 |
$250.00 rental Assistance for twelve Boxborough residences |
05/08/2023 |
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Boxborough | Cemetary Restoration ATM24 ART 39 |
This project involves the repair, cleaning, resetting and restoration of headstones, monuments and stonework at the North and South cemeteries. |
05/08/2023 |
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Boxborough | Preservation at Steele Farm ATM24 ART 43 |
Major Preservation of the Steele Farm House. |
05/08/2023 |
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Carlisle | Cranberry Bog Dam Restoration |
Rehabilitation, Preservation & Restoration of the Cranberry Bog Dam #1. Restoration of existing Dam to stabilize the upstream bank and crest in order to protect the ponds, trails, and wildlife of the Cranberry Bog. #2023-001 |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Larter Field Sheds Renovation |
Funding requested by Dunstable Parks and Recreation Departments for improvements to all sheds to include an overhead garage door to accommodate large machines needed by the sports teams to maintain the fields. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Weed Control for Preservation of Lake Massapoag |
Request for funding for the treatment of new invasive species in Lake Massapoag. The cost of this project will be shared between the towns of Dunstable, Tyngsborough, and Groton, as well as the Lake Massapoag Rod and Gun club. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Morgan's Pond |
For conservation purposes, the Dunstable Conservation Commission requested funding for the purchase of a 4.7 acre building lot that includes Morgan's Pond, the associated dam, and two hundred feet of frontage on Mill St. Historically, the dam was the site of the Swallow grist and sawmills in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and in the 20th century, William Morgan harvested ice from the pond. The purchase of this parcel is conditioned on the Town's receiving a 58% State Land Grant reimbursement. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Drew Landing Public Boardwalk |
In 2021, the Town purchased Emery Woods and Drew Landing. Emery Woods has 1600 feet of frontage on Salmon Brook (annually stocked by Mass Fish and Game), and a vast trail system that ties into the Helen Hogg Conservation land. Species often seen are beaver, kingfisher, heron, ducks, bank swallows, towhees and several specials of turtles. Currently, access to the 48-acre Emery parcel is by canoe or parking on High Street and walking 1764 feet through dense woods. The Conservation Commission purchased the Drew parcel with the plan of building a boardwalk to Emery Woods. There is also ample parking at the Drew parcel. The construction phase of this project is contingent on receiving a Mass Trails Grant. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Larter Field 7 Wells System Rehabilitation |
The wells and irrigation system at the Larter Field recreation area are 30 years old and no longer functioning. This area is used for baseball, softball, volleyball, and soccer. It contains a 1/2 mile walking path, a basketball court, and a playground. This funding is requested by the Parks and Recreation Committee to rehabilitate and improve the entire well and irrigation system. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Phase II Assessment of Woodward's Mill Dam |
The Town Conservation Commission purchased the "Shaw Conservation Area" for conservation purposes in the mid 1970's. This purchase included the pond and dam site/water rights. Adjacent property was purchased by the Town for recreational purposes and trail access. The historic dam created the mill pond which powered both the saw and grist mills, previously owned by the Woodward family and provided one of the reasons for the location of the center of Town. The pond created by this historic dam is regularly used for fishing, boating, and ice skating. Phase I assessment has reclassified the Dam from a "Low" to "Significant" hazard potential and in need of further assessment. Phase II assessment will lead to design/rehab. alternatives. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Tennis Relocate to Larter Field |
This project was previously approved to be built on the existing Tennis Court site in Town Center. Due to increased regulations, this site now poses wetlands, parking, and access issues. Parks and Recreation have requested that the remaining funds for this project be re-allocated to a new site at the Larter Field sports complex. This site would consist of two Tennis courts and one Pickle Ball court. |
05/08/2023 |
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Dunstable | Union School Rehabilitation and Re-use Planning |
This funding will support hiring a planning consultant or architect to facilitate and support the work of the Union School Rehabilitation Committee in establishing a long-term plan for restoration, rehabilitation, estimating costs, and developing an approach for the future use and availability of funding for the historic Union School. |
05/08/2023 |
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Grafton | Affordable Housing Trust Transfer |
Transfer of the CPA Affordable Housing Reserve to the Grafton Affordable Housing Trust, with funds to be expended in accordance with CPA guidelines for community housing. |
05/08/2023 |