CPA Projects Database

Funding the Town's portion of the FY2021 RHSO membership fee supporting the Town's affordable housing activities.

10% allocation for Community Housing allocated to the Housing Authority to fund the creation, acquisition, preservation and support of affordable rental housing.

Previous attempts to remove the water chestnuts from the Hop Brook Pond system by mechanical harvesting have failed. This project will use environmentally friendly, rapidly decaying chemical treatments applied over a three year period and with the approval of the Conservation Commission.

Installation of new accessible surface material and play equipment accessible to those with disabilities at two town-owned playgrounds - Claypit Hill and Happy Hollow Schools - that are open to the public

Improve access to the Lower Level Entry door (powered door) and the Emergency Exit door (ramp) and prepare a plan with recoommendations and design for comprehensive ADA interior and exterior improvements at the historically significant 1900 Wayland Free Public Library.

Participate in fourth Housing Institute presented by the Community Development Partnership.

Restore mid-section with handicap accessibility to the East wing and original museum section of the historic building.

Staff support for creation, preservation, and support of community housing. Includes municipal staff support and participation in a regional housing services office.

Funding for the Town’s participation in the Regional Housing Services Office, an inter-municipal organization which provides professional housing staff for the administration of the affordable housing programs in Concord and seven neighboring communities.

Funding for the rehabilitation of the hardscaping in the Buttrick House Garden; including resetting and stabilizing brick and bluestone pathways, rehabilitating stone steps, installing a hand rail, and repairing cobble steps.

Funding for the construction of a two-bedroom, single family home for the purposes of affordable housing. The project’s goal is to design and construct a small energy efficient two-bedroom home that is consistent with the design and scale of the neighborhood; as well as assisting the Town with their efforts and commitment to include an affordable housing opportunity as part of the overall development of the Gerow parcel.

Funding for Phase I of the Gerow Park Improvements project, which includes further development and construction of an accessible year-round composting toilet facility, and the construction of additional access paths along the elevated ridge adjacent to the pond.

Funding for the creation of an accessible recreation park that will include ADA-compliant walking paths that connect to the established Concord Trail System off of Forest Ridge Road; a pair of vestibular therapeutic swings; a music garden and a multi-purpose sport court will provide many choices for recreation and therapeutic stimulation. Accessible picnic tables with seating for wheelchair users and granite benches will facilitate greater social interaction and inclusion within the Concord community.

Re-Construction of Sennott Park

In the fall of 2019,the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) purchased 93-99 Bishop Allen Drive, a brick row built in 1855 that has been a center for social services for over 50 years. While the building remains a bustling site for social services, it suffers from deferred maintenance. CPA funds will support a multi-million dollar renovation project that the CRA plans to undertake during the first half of 2021. The building’s historic preservation needs include masonry repointing, brick repair and infill, lintel repair, lintel replacement, brownstone windowsill repair and replacement, vinyl siding removal and window repair.

The Foundry Building, the former Blake & Knowles Foundry, is undergoing a complete redevelopment to create a new community space for visual and performing arts, entrepreneurship, technology, and workforce education within a historic, industrial setting. The grant will support design and construction costs for an installation commemorating the role of women workers in the original Foundry and their importance in women’s labor history.

Redesign of an existing multi-use path corridor.

On approximately 12.5 acres of previously transferred land from the Town of Falmouth to the Falmouth Rod and Gun Club, the project goal is to rehabilitate and restore Upper Childs River and restore Farley Bog to a wetlands habitat. The total project construction cost is $1,007,562. CPA funds will be used for removal of impounded sediment and development of a new channel through the former impoundment. This project received $150,000 in a prior CPA appropriation for engineering, removal of the earthen dam, and partial removal of impounded sediment.

This project will be the final phase of previous historic inventory projects, the goals of which were to develop an index of historic properties in Falmouth, and then to create or update Form Bs for each property. Approximately 110 Form Bs will be created/completed in this phase of the project, bringing the total number to over 300 Form Bs for the town's historic properties.

This project will result in an engineering plan that includes study and documentation of existing conditions of the fields in the complex. The plans will include a site survey and borings for 3 existing fields, and development of a project master plan including project options, cost estimates, and recommended implementation phasing. The designs will be ADA/MAAB compliant.

In addition to the restoration of the gravestones/monuments, this project also includes a condition assessment that will document the history, significance, and condition of approximately 300 gravestones/monuments in Bay View Cemetery located in the Waquoit Historic District of Falmouth. Included in the assessment will be preservation procedures and project costs required to do the actual work of restoring and preserving the individual gravestones/monuments.

This project involves site preparation, mobilization, and removal of invasive species on approximately one-third of the 9.6-acre Little Pond Conservation Area, and one acre of the adjacent Town-owned housing parcel.

This project will provide engineering, permitting, and MassDOT funding application services to construct a .8-mile extension of the existing Shining Sea Bikeway from its current terminus at County Road in No. Falmouth along the existing rail line to the Falmouth/Bourne town line. When constructed, the Shining Sea Bikeway Extension will include a 10-12-foot-wide path, retaining wall, wood railings, landscape screening, and improvements to the existing trail head parking area. The finished project goal is to connect with Bourne's proposed 6-mile extension from Cape Cod Canal to the Falmouth/Bourne town line.

With the current climate and effects from the COVID-19 Global Pandemic hitting the residents of Randolph particularly hard, the Town partnered with the United Way, South Shore Stars, and NeighborWorks Housing Solutions to create the Randolph Resiliency Fund. This fund has been very helpful in assisting residents with their rent, utility payments and even food. Unfortunately, the number of those affected by the pandemic continues to grow and the need of assistance is in great demand. Due to constraints by the Community Preservation Act, all funding received will be earmarked for rental assistance only.