City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Wellesley | Wellesley HIstorical Society - Wellesley Individual and Family Archival Collection |
The goal of this project is the long-term preservation of historical materials (manuscripts, photographs, personal correspondence, diaries) of notable Wellesley residents including William Baker, Katherine Lee Bates, the Hunnewell Family, William Morton. At completion of this project, materials will be accessible to researchers, students and interested members of the community. In addition, the collections will be ready for possible digitization. |
04/05/2016 |
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Wellesley | Wellesley Historic District Guidelines |
The Planning Board is seeking to develop historic district guidelines that will provide unambiguous guidance on the rehabilitation of existing properties as well as new construction in the local historic districts in town. The new guidelines will serve as the basis for the review process by the Historic District Commission as well as provide guidance to Wellesley residents looking to undertake historically appropriate renovations to their properties. |
04/05/2016 |
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Wellesley | Natural Resources Commission - Vernal Pool Studay |
This grant will allow the NRC to begin the first phase of a project at the vernal pool located in the tract of land, the North 40, purchased by the Town from Wellesley College in 2015. This phase will include further study of the vernal pool area as well as the development of schematic designs and bid documents for a boardwalk and overlook are with educational signage. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Restoration of WWI Memorial Grove |
This grant will allow for the restoration of a memorial grove of trees planted in tribute to Wellesley residents who served in WWI, with six specific trees planted in memory of Wellesley citizens lost to the war. The project will also include informational signs and markers outlining the history of the grove and its historical significance. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Natural Resources Commission - Small Weed Harvester |
This project will assist the NRC with the purchase of a small weed harvester for use in the Town's smaller ponds for the removal of rooted plant material to maintain the ponds for recreational use and preserve the wildlife habitats. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Restoration of Sprague Clock Tower |
This grant will support the historic preservation portions of a restoration project at the Sprague Clock Tower in Elm Park which is registered on the National Register of Historic Places. The funds will allow for the restoration of the cupola and bell. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Trail Counter Technology |
These funds will allow the Department of Public Works to acquire mobile trail monitoring equipment, TrfX, which will provide the Town with accurate counts of trail usage to help with planning for trail maintenance, preservation and improvement efforts. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Preservation and Renovation of the Old Electric Substation |
This project will preserve and renovate the old electric substation for expanded use as a telecommunications hub as well as storage space. The building was designated as being of historic significance and this work will make the structure weather-tight. This is phase one of a planned two-phase project. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Natural Resources Commission - Mobile Phosphorous Inactivation Unit |
This grant will allow the NRC to purchase a mobile phosphorus inactivation unit, equipment that will deliver aluminum polychloride to the smaller ponds in Wellesley to limit the phosphorous which allows unwanted plant growth in the ponds. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Wellesley Historical Society - Business, Club and Organization Archival Collections |
The goal of this project is the processing and long-term preservation of materials from Wellesley's important businesses, clubs and organizations. The grant will allow collections to be organized, labeled and preserved for use by researchers, students and interested Wellesley residents. Finding Aids will be created and posted on the Wellesley Historical Society website and will also be submitted to the Library of Congress/World Cat search engine. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Historic Plaque Program |
This grant funds the extension of a program under the control of the Wellesley Historical Commission which provides historic date markers for structures in Wellesley constructed more than 100 years ago. The Historical Commission estimates approximately 200 additional structures will qualify by 2019 and this grant will fund the research on the history of those buildings as well as the manufacturing of the plaques. |
04/04/2017 |
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Wellesley | Boardwalk/Observation Area at North 40 Vernal Pool |
This project is the construction of a boardwalk and observation area, with educational signage, at the vernal pool located at the corner of Turner and Weston Roads, within the parcel of land known as the North 40. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Sub-Area Land Use Study |
This study will be an in-depth analysis of a location identified by the Housing Production Plan undertaken by the Town of Wellesley for the possible development of affordable housing and diverse housing opportunities, including options for transportation and economic development. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Reconstruction of Sprague Field Tennis Courts |
This project will completely rehabilitate the four currently unusable tennis courts at the Sprague Field athletic complex. The courts will be reoriented to a more north/south orientation will have a new base, sports surface asphalt and paint with new nets, fencing and signage. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Morses Pond Bathhouse a nd Beachfront Study |
This comprehensive analysis of the programmatic and facility needs at Morses Pond, including land surveys, site evaluation, schematic site planning and design, and cost estimates will allow the Recreation Department to take the next step in a possible rehabilitation of Morses Pond, an important Town recreation facility. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Analysis of Wellesley Housing Authority Properties |
This project will complete a through analysis of two Wellesley Housing Authority properties, Barton Road and Morton Circle/Washington Street, to explore the possibilities for updating, improving and/or redeveloping these sites. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Softball Fields Improvement |
This project will develop schematic designs and construction drawings for the rehabilitation of two softball fields at the Hunnewell Fields complex. The improvements to the fields will include better drainage, regulation backstops and fencing, provisions to meet MIAA standards and make the fields ADA accessible. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Fells Branch Library Roof |
The oldest public building in Wellesley, the Fells Branch Library will undergo a renovation including a new roof. These funds will pay for the additional cost incurred in putting an historically accurate wood shingle roof rather than asphalt shingles. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Phase I - Reconstruction of Duck Pond Bridge |
Preliminary analysis has identified some structural issues with the pedestrian footbridge over Cold Spring Brook at the entrance to Town Hall. This project will entail a complete structural analysis and develop design and permitting for a new bridge, including bid documents. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Gas Leak Detection Equipment |
This purchase of gas leak detection equipment will allow the Town's Natural Resources Commission and Department of Public Works determine if failing trees are the victims of gas leaks and will alert them to leaks prior to planting new trees and shrubs. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Wellesley Historical Society Archiving Project |
This project will involve the processing and preservation of additional business and organization archival collections at the Wellesley Historical Society. The archiving process preserves and organizes materials and makes them accessible to researchers, students and the community and prepares the collections for eventual digitization. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Phase II - Track and Field Project/Restrooms |
This project is the construction of restroom facilities in two locations using modular structures at the newly renovated track and field, part of the Hunnewell Field complex. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Stone Fish Ramp - Fuller Brook Park |
The project calls for the construction of a "fish ladder" or a stone ramp to replace the concrete spillway located in the Fuller Brook just above Grove Street. This will facilitate the journey of alewife and other species of fish who journey upstream to the State Street Pond to spawn. |
04/09/2018 |
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Wellesley | Duck Pond Bridge Construction |
This grant will fund the reconstruction of Duck Pond Bridge at Town Hall, which will include a new foundation, bridge construction, site work and landscaping. The project will result in an ADA-compliant footpath and bridge. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Softball Fields Improvement Project - Construction Phase |
This funding will take the softball fields improvement project from schematic designs to bid documents and construction. The two fields will remain in their current locations with some adjustments to current conditions and will address drainage and safety issues. The completed fields will be MIAA compliant and handicap accessible. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Fells Library Learn and Play Pollinator Garden |
This grant will fund the site preparation work for a children's pollinator garden at the site of the newly-renovated Fells Library. These funds will allow for the re-grading and pathway installation at the garden, making it handicap accessible. Some initial plantings will also be funded. This garden will be part of the pollinator corridor being established by the NRC. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Wellesley Free Library - Digitization of Historic Maps |
This grant allows for the digitization of 90 historic maps and atlased by the Northeast Document Conservation Center. The digitized materials will be housed by Digital Commonwealth. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Restoration of Church Park |
This appropriation will fund the restoration of the town-owned parkspace in the center of Wellesley across from the Wellesley Post Office. The project will involve the removal of the reamins of an old bus stop creating a new garden bed, upgrading the irrigation system, removal of invasive species and old plantings and the planting of new native trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcover. This wil be an addition to the NRC's pollinator corridor which is being establilshed around Town. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Morses Pond Erosion Remediation |
This grant will fund Phase I of a three-year plan for the remediation of the shoreline erosion around Morses Pond. A study funded with a CPA grant was undertaken by Horlsey Witten three years ago. The study identified 22 sites around the pond iin need of attention due to erosion. Eleven of those sites are on Town-owned land. This first phase of work will adress four of those sites. |
04/01/2019 |
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Wellesley | Perrin Park Basketball Court Restoration |
This project will restore a deteriorated basketball court to usable condition and will include lines and a portable net for use as a pickle ball court as well. |
06/22/2020 |
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Wellesley | Softball Fields Reconstruction Phase II |
The second phase of the reconstruction of the Lee and Hunnewell II softball fields to improve safety as well as drainage issues at the fields. The project will result in MIAA complaint, handicap accessible fields. |
06/22/2020 |
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Wellesley | Sensory Inclusive Playground Equipment |
This project will see the installation of sensory inclusive playground equipment at the Warren Playground. The equipment chosen is meant to appeal to children with a variety of physical and cognitive development levels. |
06/22/2020 |
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Wellesley | Hunnewell Field Complex Lighting Consultant |
This appropriation will fund consultant fees to study the existing lights on the tennis courts, the multi-purpose field and Reidy Field at the Hunnewell Fields Complex to see how improvements can be made to the amount of hazardous glare and light trespass emitted and to improve the energy efficiency of the lights. In addition, the consultant will examine what possibilities exist for lighting the high school track and field. |
06/22/2020 |
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Wellesley | Historic Atlas Restoration |
This appropriation is for the restoration of two historic Town atlases , one from 1897 and one from 1935, located in the office of the Planning department and used by Town staff and residents. |
06/22/2020 |
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Wellesley | Hunnewell Fields Bathrooms |
This appropriation will fund the replacement of the original bathroom facility at the Hunnewell Fields, built in 1950. This facility serves the main athletic field facility in the town. |
10/26/2020 |
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Wellesley | Large Weed harvester - Morses Pond |
This appropriation will provide for the purchase of a new weed harvester. The large weed harvester is essential to ensuring the ongoing health of Morses Pond, a significant resource for the community for recreation and for open space and wildlife habitats. |
04/27/2021 |
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Wellesley | Morses Pond Bathhouse a nd Beachfront Study |
This appropriation will fund consulting and engineering work for Phase II of the Morses Pond Bathhouse and Beachfront Project to determine the feasibility of the masterplan study and to move the potential project to design drawings and cost estimates. |
04/27/2021 |
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Wellesley | Large Weed harvester - Morses Pond |
This appropriation will fund the remaining portion of the cost of a large weed harvester for Morses Pond. Initial funding for the harvester was approved at the 2021 ATM. |
04/04/2022 |
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Wellesley | Lawn Conversion Pilot Project |
This appropriation will fund a two-year program to convert a traditional grass, power-mowed lawn on town-owned land to a more ecologically valuable landscape with native grasses and wildflowers. The goal is to demonstrate the potential for pollinator friendly, low maintenance landscapes that can be used on public and private land, both residential and institutional, that are more environmentally friendly. |
04/04/2022 |
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Wellesley | Retrofit of Existing Lights at Hunnewell Tennis Courts and Diane Warren Multi-purpose Field |
These funds will pay for the replacement of existing lights on the heavily used Hunnewell Field Tennis Courts and the multi-purpose field used for softball as well as football and soccer practices. The existing metal halide lights will be replaced with more efficient LED fixtures which emit less glare and light trespass and require less energy consumption. |
04/04/2022 |
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Wellesley | Historic Atlas Restoration |
This appropriation will fund the completion of the restoration of two historic town atlases utilized by the Planning Department. The initial funding for this project was approved at the 2020 ATM. |
04/04/2022 |
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Wellesley | Active Field Use Optimization Study |
This appropriation will fund a comprehensive analysis of Wellesleyâs athletic fields and hard surface athletic courts, to ensure equitable field assignments, permitting, and information distribution. The study will examine methods of information dissemination related to field use and permitting requirements and will evaluate maintenance practices. |
04/04/2022 |
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Wellesley | Sprague Field Complex Bathroom Facility |
This appropriation will allow for the construction of bathrooms at teh Sprague Fields in Wellesley, one of the most actively-used playing fields complex in town. The project is modeled after the Hunnewell Field aqueduct bathroom project where pre-fab construction was used and has been a very successful project. |
04/03/2023 |
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Wellfleet | Affordable Housing Trust Fund |
Appropriation to the Wellfleet Housing Trust Fund for affordable housing purposes |
04/24/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Gull Pond Rd Affordable Housing |
To help fund the construction of 5 affordable homes. |
04/24/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Uncle Tim's Bridge |
For the preservation and restoration of Uncle Tim's Bridge |
11/13/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Affordable Housing Coordination System |
To the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to establish a centralized information coordination system to promote affordable housing projects in Wellfleet |
11/13/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Bakers Field Skateboard Park |
To design and construct a skateboard park |
11/13/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Paine Hollow Rd affordable housing development |
To contribute to the costs of construction and to acquire an affordable housing deed restriction on the Paine Hollow Rd affordable housing development |
11/13/2006 |
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Wellfleet | Affordable Housing Trust Fund |
Appropriation to Trust Fund |
04/24/2007 |