City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Newton | 19 West St Community Housing |
Rehabilitate an existing 2-family house as a staff-supported, group home with 5 one-bedroom permanently affordable rental units for individuals with mental health needs, at less than 30 percent of the area median income. Housing restrictions recorded at South Middlesex Registry of Deeds: 19-Mar-2004 Book 42271, Page 367; 14-June-2004 Book 43040, Page 316. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
04/20/2004 |
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Newton | Stearns and Pellegrini Parks study |
Through community participation/visioning, create a master plan for both parks that addresses the likely increase of elderly users due to new elderly housing nearby (Nonantum Village Place). Plan will also identify desired uses for a vacant adjacent parcel that may be added to Stearns Park. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
04/20/2004 |
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Hingham | Liberty Plain Cemetery Fence |
To replace the chain-link fence along Main Street at Liberty Plain Cemetery with a cast-iron fence in keeping with the original fence that marked the entrance to the 1739 burial ground. |
04/26/2004 |
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Hingham | Old Ship Meetinghouse Fence |
To restore the cast-iron fence along Main Street at the Old Ship Meetinghouse. The fence, built in 1869, has deteriorated. The plan calls for repairs and the recasting of missing elements. |
04/26/2004 |
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Hingham | Hingham Cemetery |
To restore the Hingham Cemetery landscaping. reset failing lot surrounds, repair and stabilize monument |
04/26/2004 |
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Hingham | Streetscape Rehab Plan - Hingham St,Station St, the Cove |
To prepare a plan for streetscape rehabilitation in Hingham Square, Station Street and the Cove. |
04/26/2004 |
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Sturbridge | First Proprietor's Book |
For preservation of the first Proprietor's Book: the first towns records for Sturbridge. The book was digitized for CDs for classrooms, and hard copies for the library and town hall. |
04/26/2004 |
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Sturbridge | Long Pond |
For an open space purchase along Long Pond, including 1,500 feet of waterfront on 59+ acres. Seller: Gerald Paquin/Tax Taking: Woodstock Properties LLC. Along Long Pond Parcel ID: 206-01912-055 |
04/26/2004 |
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Sturbridge | Property Appraisals |
To conduct property appraisals for open space purposes |
04/26/2004 |
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Hingham | Condito property |
Purchasing the 6.46-acre Condito property across from the Foster School. The property, a wildlife habitat with many song and meadow birds, probably could not be developed. Seller: Condito Estate. Map 37, Lot 37 |
04/28/2004 |
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Braintree | Hollis Elementary School Playground |
Additional funding to complete playground. |
05/01/2004 |
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Braintree | Pond Meadow Park |
For Pond Meadow Park. |
05/01/2004 |
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Georgetown | Union Cemetery Fence |
For replacement of aging fence at historic cemetery. |
05/03/2004 |
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Georgetown | Hampshire Woods CR |
To purchase a CR on the Hampshire Woods parcel, purchased in 2002, to be held by the Essex County Greenbelt Association, a non-profit land trust that currently holds several other Open Space parcels in Georgetown. |
05/03/2004 |
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Georgetown | Pentucket Pond fanwort treatment |
Fanwort (a non-native species of invasive plant) has once again become a problem in Pentucket Pond. Once the infestation and plant distribution is confirmed, a plan for remedial action will be made. This will involve treating the entire pond with Flouridone, an aquatic herbicide. |
05/03/2004 |
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Georgetown | Rec Path Development |
For a study on creating a rail trail on the 4.3 miles former railway corridor running from the Boxford to Byfield town lines through Georgetown. The funds will be used for expenses associated with: information distribution, needs analysis, land rights and ownership analysis, soil and land analysis, abutter issues and mitigation; preliminary engineering and conceptual design, and agreement development with Massachusetts Electric Company. The Georgetown segment is an active participant in a regional initiative to create a 26-mile rail-trail that will include Salisbury, Newburyport, Newbury, Georgetown, Boxford, Topsfield, Wenham, and Danvers currently referred to as the ÂBorder to Boston trail. |
05/03/2004 |
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Georgetown | Trail preservation |
This funding will be used for the preservation of trails and access to Municipal lands that have been identified in the Town's approved Open Space and Recreation Plan. |
05/03/2004 |
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Hopkinton | Old Rail Road Station |
To supplement the moving and preservation of the Old Rail Road Station. |
05/03/2004 |
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Hopkinton | Town Common Fountain |
To preserve and restore that fountain on the Town Common. |
05/03/2004 |
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Hopkinton | Bloods Dam |
For the preservation of historic Bloods Dam. |
05/03/2004 |
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Hopkinton | Signage for Historical Structures & Districts |
signage for the town owned Historic Structures, and To identify the Towns two Historical districts |
05/04/2004 |
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Hopkinton | Reed Park |
To provide Tennis courts at Reed Park. |
05/05/2004 |
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Grafton | Silver Lake Weed Barrier |
To purchase and install aquatic weed control materials at Silver Lake Beach to preserve the beach |
05/10/2004 |
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Holliston | Andrews School |
For a study to develop the former Andrews School into affordable senior housing. Work would include developing a perimeter/topographical survey, preliminary architectural plans and a 21E environmental phase I analysis. |
05/10/2004 |
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Holliston | Cutler Heights |
Funding for the Holliston Housing Development Corporation to undertake predevelopment work includingseptic system design analysis, completion of a topographical survey, schematic architectural plans for housing, schematic analysis of multi-family housing feasibility, 21E environmental report and geotechnical/ledge analysis. |
05/10/2004 |
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Holliston | Housing plan |
To hire a consultant to develop a comprehensive affordable housing master plan for Holliston. The authorization of these funds is contingent upon the reimbursement of the CPA funds if a state grant is secured for this same purpose. |
05/10/2004 |
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Holliston | Parcel of land cost analysis |
To hire a consultant to perform a cost analysis of a specified parcel of land for a "limited or conservation" development. The study will determine the appropriate balance between new housing, including affordable housing, and land preservation. |
05/10/2004 |
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Medway | Island Property |
Purchase of the "Island Property" on the Charles River, a 1.5+ acre island and Charles riverfront property that includes the remains of a sluiceway and offers a scenic vista of the stone Sanford Street Bridge over the Charles River at Sanford Mill. property purchased by surrounding residents |
05/10/2004 |
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Weston | Brook School Elderly Housing Complex |
A 12 year bond to purchase permanent affordability deed restrictions on 13 new units in the Brook School Elderly Housing Complex. |
05/10/2004 |
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Weston | Melone Homestead |
For restoration of the historic Melone Homestead, including installation of new bathrooms and heating systems. All systems will be brought up to code and accessibility will be improved. |
05/10/2004 |
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Weston | Josiah Smith Tavern |
For restoration of the exterior of the Josiah Smith Tavern, built in 1757. SPNEA will hold the preservation restriction. |
05/10/2004 |
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Weston | Field Preservation |
For preservation of 2-3 of the 36 historic town-owned fields - to remove invasive plants to restore the open space back to the historic stone wall boundaries and improve the viewscapes into the fields from the streets nearby. |
05/10/2004 |
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Boxford | Boxford Housing Trust expenses |
To fund start up expenses of the Boxford Housing Trust, Inc. |
05/11/2004 |
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Ashland | Downtown Fire Station Oak Floor |
To reconstruct the original oak floor in the historic downtown fire station. |
05/12/2004 |
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Ashland | Town Hall |
Additional funding for the rehabilitation of historic Town Hall. |
05/12/2004 |
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Ashland | Town forest entrance gates |
To erect gates at 3 town forest entrances to prevent unauthorized motorized vehicle trespass; to erect bylaw regulation signage about proper usages of town forest; to construct enhanced informational kiosks. |
05/12/2004 |
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Boxford | Davis Hayfield |
For purchase of 4.5 acres of the David Hayfield historic farm landscape. |
05/12/2004 |
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Boxford | Fund Activities of Boxford Housing Partnership Committee |
Assessment of parcels for potential community housing, including site analysis and design |
05/12/2004 |
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Norwell | 2005 Historical Commission Fund |
For the Norwell Historical Commission to undertake historic preservation projects |
05/15/2004 |
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Agawam | Perry Lane Park footbridge |
For the Perry Lane Park foot bridge that will connect to 15 acres of land recently purchase by the town. |
05/17/2004 |
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Newton | West Newton Common |
To install a well-fed irrigation system at West Newton Common, which includes an athletic field used by school teams and private sports leagues (Newton North High School, Babe Ruth Baseball, and Newton Youth Soccer). Exploratory well was drilled but no water was found. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
05/17/2004 |
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Newton | Newton Homebuyer Assistance Program |
Assist first-time homebuyers at up to 80 percent of the area median income to purchase a home in Newton, in return for permanent restrictions keeping the purchased unit affordable at that level. Within the City's fair housing guidelines, the program offers a "Newton preference" to applicants with community connections to Newton through jobs, prior residence, school attendance, or family relationships. |
05/17/2004 |
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Newton | Cabot School Outdoor Classroom |
To transform a small, heavily shaded portion of the school site into a passive park space for use by students, teachers and neighborhood residents, with new landscaping, brick paths, a granite seating area, benches, birdbath/bird house/sundial, and a trellis. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
05/17/2004 |
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Williamstown | Southlawn Cemetery |
For the resetting and repair of historic gravestones in Southlawn Cemetery |
05/18/2004 |
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Stow | Affordability restriction program |
In this affordable housing program, the Town will purchase deed restrictions on existing housing units in Stow, ensuring that the unit remains functionally affordable in perpetuity. To be affordable; housing units, when they are sold, must be sold to individuals or families who earn less than 80% of the median household income for this area. |
05/19/2004 |
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Stow | Pilot Grove Apartments |
Financial assistance to the Pilot Grove Apartments to preserve the affordability restrictions on 37 apartments that are at risk due to expiring restrictions. |
05/19/2004 |
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Stow | Moseley APR |
Funding towards an APR. Town Meeting voters approved appropriating to facilitate the purchase of an Agricultural Preservation Restriction on 18.6 acres of farmland off of Maple Street ($23,600). |
05/19/2004 |
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Stow | Repair Blacksmith Shop |
Town Meeting voters approved appropriating funds ($929) to repair the Old Blacksmith Shop located on center School grounds. The actual cost was $745. The additional funds of $184 were returned to the historical fund balance. |
05/19/2004 |
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Stow | Transfer to Conservation Fund |
These funds are for specific grants under direction of the Conservation Commission, but will be approved by the CPC. |
05/19/2004 |
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Stow | ADA improvements - West School Parking/Access |
Town Meeting voters approved appropriating funds ($20,000) for the construction of ADA public access improvements to the Old West School, a historic one-room schoolhouse on Harvard Road. Some work has been done. Project closed with balance $13,067.34 returned to Town's CPA account. |
05/19/2004 |