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Sonia Aldrich, Comptroller
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
Ph: 413-259-3026

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A Public Hearing for comment on proposals will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in the Town Room, Town Hall at 7 pm.  

New! Proposal Details Submitted to CPA Committee for FY2011
Call for Proposals Letter Please note: December 10, 2009 was the deadline for submitting proposals for FY2011 funding.

New! CPA Proposal Follow-up Letter, January, 2010

New! List of Proposals Submitted Please note: This list may change as priorities become clarified.

Affordable Housing

Amherst Housing Authority Board of Commissioners - Capital Improvements to Existing Housing

Phase 1 Stanley, Jenks, Olympia - $145,000

Phase 2 Market Hill, Bridge, and Fairfield - $205,000 (next year)

Housing Partnership / Fair Housing Committee 

University Drive - $150,000 reallocated from Mortgage Subsidy + $750,000 over a 10-year period

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity, 4th home - $50,000

Historic Preservation

Amherst Historical Commission - Total $306,900

Historic Preservation Capital Projects - $215,000

West Cemetery headstone & Monument restoration Phase 2 - $100,000

Archival materials conservation/restoration

Town Clerk documents - $10,000

Special Collections - $10,000

Amherst History Museum rehabilitation - $45,000

Emily Dickinson Museum rehabilitation - $50,000

Inventory, Public Education & Other Resource Protection

        Town Common historical research & survey - $25,000

Previously Obligated Funds - $66,900

575 North East Street compensation (year 4 of 5) - $25,600
Town Hall masonry (year 3 of 10) - $41,300

Jones Library Board of Trustees - Total $82,000

Slate Roof Restoration - $40,000

HVAC Climate Control System for Special Collections - $30,000

Exterior work at North Amherst Library - $12,000

Open Space

Conservation Commission - Total $175,000

Appraisals & Surveys - $25,000

Land Conservation - $150,000

    North Amherst

Stosz (Market Hill Road)

Szwacz (Meadow Street)

Andrews / Laverdiere (Meadow Street)

    South Amherst

Poor (Pomeroy Lane)

Cole (Route 116 West Street)

South Amherst Conservation Association - Unspecified amount

amount to be set aside for future purchase of Rock Farm on South East Street

Open Space / Recreation

Amherst Leisure Services and Supplemental Education Commission - $189,666 

LSSE proposal for Land Acquisition - $150,000

Previously Obligated Funds

Plum Brook Recreation Area (year 6 of 10) - $39,666

CPAC Reserves

Unspecified amount for funding future projects - $________

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CPAC Report to Town Meeting April 2009 (PDF)

CPAC Minority Report to Town Meeting Spring 2009 (PDF)

Legal Opinion Plum Brook CPA (PDF)

Membership

Member	Year Appointed	Term Expires
Peter Jessop, Chair, Housing Rep	2001	2011
John Gerber, Conservation Commission  Rep	2009	2011
Vince O'Connor, Vice Chair, At Large	2005	2011
Denise Barberet, Planning Board Rep	2007	2010
Louis Greenbaum, Historical Commission Rep	2007	2010
Ellen Kosmer, At Large	2008	2009
Michael Jacques, At Large	2009	2012
Mary Streeter, Clerk, At Large	2007	2010
Stan Ziomek, LSSE Rep	2007	2010

Charge
Community Preservation Act Committee (Bylaw) – appointed by Select Board Studies the needs, possibilities and resources of the town regarding community preservation; makes recommendations to the Town Meeting annually for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space, for the acquisition and preservation of historic resources, for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use, for the creation, preservation and support of community housing and for rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historic resources, land for recreational use and community housing that is acquired or created as provided in the Community Preservation Act.

Resources
Massachusetts Community Preservation Act & Information (external link)
Community Preservation Coalition (external link)