CPA Projects Database

To make capital improvements to the Town Rec Area. These included running Town Water to the property, creating new safe surrounds to the playground, and improving the surface of the tennis courts.

To replace and upgrade the fences at the Robinson Road Rec area.

Capital improvements to the storage shed at the Robinson Road Recreational area. The shed stores all of the outdoor equipment.

From undesignated fund balance for the Robinson Tennis Courts and any other related costs. Note: this is supplemental funding to the 06/2020 ATM appropriation due to increased inflationary costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roche Reading Park Improvements

Housing trust money spent in support of 100 units of affordable housing at Rock Harbor Village-an elderly and disabled affordable housing complex. This payment was part of a larger agreement with the new owner of the complex to maintain the units as affordable. A total of 160K was paid out as part of the agreement but only 25K was from the trust.

Rebuild the historic stone wall at the corner on Main and Nason Streets. Repair the water fountain that is part of the wall.

Purchase Auto-Reel-type sprinkler system and restore condition of fields for soccer, etc., which includes reworking soil and reseeding.

The Rockport Art Association received an appropriation to cover major costs of preserving their Old Tavern Building.

Rehabilitation of Old Tavern building, addition of HP access. Rockport Historic Commission.

A non profit organization established by the Rockport Board of Selectmen in 2008 for the purpose of promoting affordable housing on behalf of the Town of Rockport.

Historic preservation and restoration of the library’s exterior wood columns, trim, and some inside restoration of areas water damaged by the previous old roof.

For the restoration, rehabilitation and/or preservation of all art owned by the Town that meets the definition of an "historic resource under G.L.c44B s.2

Study reuse of boathouse, parking, boat storage, and possible park expansion

Preparation of the Rockwood Road National Register Historic District Application.

The project will entail the restoration of a historic building to allow handicap access. The project will add a handicap accessible ramp, two accessible restrooms and an interior wheelchair lift. Also, painting, window repair, gutters and downspouts will be done.

Improve the accessibility of the Roderick School playground to comply with state and federal laws/standards. Adding new play structures and surface.

Funding to stabilize/regrade slope adjacent to Assabet River and to complete overall restoration of the site.

Design services and site work for recreational boat access to Clark's Cove

To restore the exterior masonry of the former school building that provides 48 affordable apartments for individuals and families.

Rolling Green – Preserve Affordable Housing Units, $1,250,000 (Borrowing Authorization) (CPAC Vote 9-0) – The Town of Amherst is requesting $1,250,000 in CPA funds to help with the acquisition and pre-development costs in an effort to preserve long-term affordable housing at Rolling Green. Rolling Green apartments is a 204 unit multi-family development owned and managed by Equity Residential. It was purchased in 2000 by its current owners for approximately $6.5 million. Historically, there have been 41 affordable units for low and moderate income households, and the goal is to maintain at least this number in perpetuity. To date, Equity Residential has been cooperative and remains open to a process of possible acquisition, such that negotiations are ongoing. The Town is working with the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) to help facilitate the process and has partnered with highly reputable affordable housing developers. However, the affordable housing that remains at Rolling Green is not protected by a deed restriction or regulatory agreement, and the owners have indicated that they will raise rents 5 percent per year until all these units are at market rate. The loss of these affordable housing units is a serious concern. Amherst’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) states that “young families are rapidly declining as adults age 25 to 44 decreased from 7,323 in 1990 to 4,009 by 2010, a drop of 45.3%. The widening affordability gap will continue to present a substantial obstacle to young families being able to live in Amherst.”

This project allowed the town to level the field, restore the pitchers mound and replace the infield of the Varsity Baseball Field which is also used for adult summer league play.

Barrier-free playground to be located at Edwards Beach in Nab. $237,000 of $280,000 budget already raised.

replacement of roofs on four (4) duplexes at the Nahant Housing Authority Veterans Housing located on Spring and Emerald Roads