City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Belmont | Pre-Development Funding for Redevelopment of Sherman Gardens |
The Sherman Gardens project would meet the Town of Belmontâs Comprehensive Plan 2010-2020 Housing Goals to provide a wider variety of housing types by developing new affordable housing for young professionals, families, and/or elderly individuals; it would preserve and upgrade existing housing stock; promote socio-economic diversity by the preservation and enhancement of 80 units of deeply affordable housing. Finally, the Community Preservation Plan explicitly lists collaboration with the Belmont Housing Authority as a community housing area of focus. In leveraging this public housing redevelopment opportunity to create additional affordable housing, the Sherman Gardens project would meet key CPA selection criteria. The allocation of CPA funds to this project is crucial to enable BHA, the town of Belmont, and the CPC to meet these housing goals. |
06/01/2022 |
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Belmont | Benton Library Chimney Repair |
The Everett C. Benton Library is located at 75 Oakley Road in Belmont, MA. The building is owned by the Town of Belmont and licensed for use as a library to the Friends of the Benton Library, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) organization. On February 10, 2022 the building's fieldstone chimney collapsed. The Friends of the Benton Library is requesting funding to rebuild the stone chimney and repair the parts of the building damaged by the collapse. There was damage to some roofing boards, roofing shingles, one rafter, and the bulkhead. It also impacted our ability to use the furnace, which vents through the chimney. The project will include rebuilding the chimney, repairing the roofing boards and the rafter, installing a new bulkhead, and new roofing shingles. We will have to get a new chimney pipe or liner to vent the furnace. We would also like to remove the non-functioning ventilation fans at the top of the building when the roof is redone. Those fans are not original to the building. We would like to work with a building consultant to coordinate the rebuilding project. |
06/01/2022 |
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Belmont | Benton Library Building Envelope Study |
The Everett C. Benton Library is located at 75 Oakley Road in Belmont, MA. The building is owned by the Town of Belmont and licensed for use as a library to the Friends of the Benton Library, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) organization. The Friends of the Benton Library is requesting funds to do a building envelope study of the Benton Library building. We are making this request because we care about this building and we want to make sure it gets the care and attention it deserves. |
06/01/2022 |
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Conway | Shelburne Falls Rd / 69 Main St |
Flood remediation using 69 Main St and a parcel on Shelburne Falls Rd |
06/04/2022 |
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Conway | Archibald MacLeish Stone House |
Restoration of the Archibald MacLeish Stone House |
06/04/2022 |
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Conway | Tree Removal from Howland and Pine Grove Cemeteries |
Tree Removal from Howland and Pine Grove Cemeteries |
06/04/2022 |
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Hubbardston | Curtis Rec Field baseball fields |
Restore and rehab for recreational use Curtis Recreation Field (Hubbardston Youth Baseball fields) to become compliant w/Ripken league guidelines. |
06/04/2022 |
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Dighton | North Dighton playground |
Purchase , installation, and associated construction of a new playground including play structures , surfacing, walkways, and fencing |
06/06/2022 |
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Dighton | Dighton Community-wide survey phase 2 |
Hiring a private consultant to conduct a community- wide survey to update historical property records |
06/06/2022 |
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Dighton | Vital records restoration and preservation |
Restoration and preservation of eight vital records books, producing real copies, and scanning of contents |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Eagle Cliff Housing |
Grant of predevelopment funds to Construct, Inc.., local nonprofit, to do design and engineering drawings from which construction cost estimates can be developed. Projected up to 8 units created. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | 343 Main Street preservation |
Grant to Alander Group for the restoration of the exterior of 343 Main Street, a 22,000 square foot building in downtown deemed to be historically significant to the Town. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Berkshire Cottages on Bridge Street |
Grant of funds for predevelopment funds to the Community Development Corporation (CDC) of South Berkshire for design and engineering studies to develop the remaining two acres of land at the former log homes site at 100 Bridge Street. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Castle Street railroad underpass |
This will fund the first step (engineering) in restoring the historic railroad station pedestrian underpass at Castle Street (it is state listed). It is town-owned. Resulting construction documents and cost estimates will be the basis to secure funds for a future construction phase |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Lake Mansfield aquatic vegetation study |
This project will assess the types of vegetation growing in the lake, to understand if previous weed control efforts have been working, and what, if any, continuing efforts are needed. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | McAllister Wildlife Refuge |
This grant will continue the Conservation Commission's multi-year open space preservation effort, to remove invasive shrubs and bittersweet in the forests and fields, to protect wildlife habitat and preserve views. The Commission regularly supplements the CPA funds with grant funding from other sources. Several years of work are now paying off with improved bird habitat and increased bird nesting activity. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Memorial Field improvements |
This project will make improvements to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Field on Bridge Street, and it will make the field accessible to handicapped persons. Work includes a new backstop and fencing to stop foul balls, new dugout shelters, and handicapped accessible connections to the sidewalks on Bridge Street and to the handicapped parking at the Railroad Street youth building. |
06/06/2022 |
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Great Barrington | Affordable Housing Trust Fund - various initiatives |
This grant provides funds for the Trust to implement the Townâs CPA-eligible affordable housing priorities over the next year. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Clifford Marshall First Grade Garden |
First grade butterfly and bird garden and other landscape improvements including a new fence along the Southern Artery entrance. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Basketball Court Renovations |
Repairs and replacement of the three existing basketball courts located at Heron Road Park, Mass Fields Park and the Smith Street./Quarry Street playground |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Forbes Hill Park Improvements |
Forbes Hill Park existing basketball court and tennis court replacement; replacement of and improvements to existing playground equipment; and the planting of approximately 30 trees throughout the park. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Lighthouse Fellowship Structural Renovations and Improvements |
Exterior structural renovations and improvements including masonry repairs; construction of a handicap ramp; and reconstruction of the main exterior doors at the historic property located at 65/73 Newbury Avenue known as the Atlantic Memorial Congregational Church. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | TCPL Historic Newspaper Conservation Project |
The project aims to preserve primary resources dating back to 1837 and calls for the duplication and digitization of historic local newspapers om acetate-based microfilm. Newspapers include the Quincy Patriot, Quincy Daily Ledger, Quincy Monitor, Quincy Advertiser, Quincy Aurora, Quincy Evening News, and Quincy Enterprise. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Wollaston Congregational Church Restoration & Preservation |
Exterior restoration and preservation of the structure known as the Wollaston Congregational Church located at 48 Winthrop Avenue. Work includes masonry repairs and waterproofing of the building. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Saville Memorial, Myles Standish Cairn, Squaw Rock Park conservation |
Department of Natural Resource projects to be overseen and executed by their staff conservator: Mount Wollaston WWI Memorial (Saville) conservation; Myles Standish Cairn conservation; and Squaw Rock Park tree and stone graffiti mitigation testing. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Souther Tide Mill Preservation Documentation |
For preservation documentation of the Souther Tide Mill historic site. The project consists of a walkover reconnaissance survey of the upland property; existing conditions and structural survey of granite walls with recommendations for maintenance and repair; and photogrammetric survey of the Souther Tide Mill site including the mill building. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | USNSM 2022 |
For continued preservation projects at the USS Salem including a structural survey of the ship performed below the waterline by a certified dive team; flag bridge restoration; continued collections management; and painting projects. Matching grants from Massachusetts Historical Commission, State Historic Records Advisory Board and Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will be applied to these activities. |
06/06/2022 |
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Quincy | Squantum Causeway Beautification 2022 |
Seaside Gardeners of Squantum for continued support of their Causeway Beautification Program. There are 35 established daylily beds on both sides of the Squantum Causeway, as well as additional daffodil plantings. Volunteers, assisted by Department of Natural Resources employees, provide labor in weeding, mulching, and planting. This yearâs funds will be used for watering of plant beds and the purchase of additional plant materials and soil. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Town Hall Storm Windows |
Bids came in higher and additional funding was requested. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Trails committee annual request; signage, parking lot for access to CPA land, trail construction |
Each year the Trails Committee brings forth a very detailed proposal, for CPA fund request for continual improvements on CPA parcels. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Gravestone Restoration Old Burial Ground and North Cemetery |
Each year we continue to work on restoration of gravestones. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Land Survey for a Grand Trunk Trail Route Easement |
Land owner has generously offered an easement on her property, and a survey of the land is necessary to create the easement. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Town Library Restoration of Trim and Cornice |
The historic Town Library is in need of restoration of architectural cornice molding and trim. CPA funds will allow the Library to be restored, to protect it's historic architecture. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Historical Commission to undertake a Community-wide Historic Preservation Plan |
The Historic Commission may not be able to obtain the grant they had planned to receive. In order to ensure the project moves forward they have asked for additional CPA funds. If the grant is obtained these funds will roll back into the Historic Fund Balance. |
06/06/2022 |
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Sturbridge | Hire a Housing Consultant |
The recently adopted Housing Production Plan calls for a Housing Consultant. These funds will be put towards the salary of this new position. |
06/06/2022 |
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Braintree | Smelt Brook Restoration Study |
Funds provided as the local match for an Army Corp of Engineering Section 1135 Stream Restoration Grant (Planning & Analysis Phase) |
06/07/2022 |
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Dartmouth | Historic Town Records Preservation |
Preservation of historic Town Records |
06/07/2022 |
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Dracut | Playground and Park Conceptual Analysis |
Review and Analyze Playground and new recreation options for East Dracut. This is a study and design phase. |
06/07/2022 |
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Dracut | Open Space and Recreation Plan |
Update Town of Dracut Open Space and Recreation Plan |
06/07/2022 |
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Hubbardston | Habitat For Humanity House - Ragged Hill |
Additional funding needed to complete the housing project |
06/07/2022 |
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Southampton | Land Purchase Hosing Authority |
A 1.32 acre is appropriate for a house in the range of affordable . The Housing Authority will oversee the use of this property to achieve this goal. |
06/07/2022 |
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Southampton | Land Purchase for Aquifer Protection |
The Water Department describes this 76 acre piece of land as crucial to the protection of the aquifer which is the main source of water for the Town. One boundary area is the North Branch of the Manhan River. The Town well receives water from this area. |
06/07/2022 |
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Somerville | Clarendon Hill Redevelopment |
To finance a portion of the Somerville Housing Authority's project to redevelop its Clarendon Hill development. A total of 591 new units on the site will replace 216 deeply affordable public housing units, build 80 new affordable units, and 223 units of market rate housing. CPA funds will support Phase 1, which includes 38 new affordable units and 130 replacement units. |
06/09/2022 |
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Somerville | 100 Homes acquisition 184 Broadway |
184 Broadway-acquisition by SCC for 100 Homes |
06/09/2022 |
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Maynard | Maynard Affordable Housing Trust Fund Allotment |
The Maynard CPC makes a yearly allotment to the Maynard Affordable Housing Trust Fund, based on available funds in the Affordable Housing account. |
06/11/2022 |
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Maynard | Open Space Reserve Fund for the Maynard Conservation Land Trust |
A yearly appropriation to the Maynard Conservation Land Trust for the acquiring of open space land. |
06/11/2022 |
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Maynard | Ice House Landing Improvements |
The original funds for the Ice House Landing Improvements had a 2 year deadline that expired, due to no work done during the pandemic. This funding restores the requested amount to improve the existing pare area along the Assabet River and the Assabet River Rail Trail. The plan includes the addition of an educational kiosk and bench near the river and clearing of overgrown hiking trails. |
06/11/2022 |
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Maynard | Restoration and Preservation of an Historic Ice House Foundation |
The Ice House Foundation project will preserve the remaining foundation of the historic James Bend Ice House, as well as, create access to the site from the Assabet Rail Trail and include the installation of an interpretive sign. |
06/11/2022 |
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Maynard | Keenan Girls' Softball Field Improvements |
The Keenan Girls' Softball Field project will fund the replacement of dilapidated fencing around the field. |
06/11/2022 |
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Maynard | Historic Mill Curew Bell Project |
Funding for the Curfew Bell Display project will used to reinforce a display table and frame so that the bell can safely be displayed with its clapper at the Maynard Public Library. |
06/11/2022 |