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Community Preservation Act Committee
Next Meetings
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 6pm: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/95824343100
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 6pm: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/95824343100
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6pm: https://amherstma.zoom.us/j/95824343100
Committee Charge
Type: | Standing |
Authority: | Town Meeting, April 25, 2001, Article 9 |
Appointing Authority: | Town Council, other commissions |
Voting Members: | Nine (9): one (1) member of the conservation commission; one (1) member of the historical commission; one (1) member of the planning board; one (1) member of the LSSE commission; one (1) member of the Housing Authority; four (4) citizens at-large |
Term of Appointment: | Three (3) years |
Staff Support: | Comptroller |
Membership
Member | Appointed |
Term Expires |
Designation |
---|---|---|---|
Ana Devlin Gauthier | 2020 |
2021 |
Conservation Commission |
Sarah Eisinger | 2018 |
2023 |
At-Large |
Robin Fordham | 2019 |
2021 |
Historical Commission |
Andrew MacDougall | 2020 |
2021 |
Planning Board |
Sam MacLeod, Vice Chair | 2019 |
2022 |
At-Large |
Sarah Marshall, Chair | 2019 |
2021 |
Recreation Commission |
Diana Stein | 2015 |
2021 |
At-Large |
David Williams | 2019 |
2022 |
Housing Authority |
Katie Allen Zobel | 2020 |
2023 |
At-Large |
Overview
Studies the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding community preservation; makes recommendations to the Town Council 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.
Community Preservation Act Plan - December 2017
Documents
CPA Reports to Town Council
- December 2020 for FY2022
- December 2020 Special Report for FY2021
- June 2020 for FY2021
- November 2019 Special Report for FY2020
- April 2019 for FY2020
CPA Reports to Town Meeting
- April 2018 for FY2019
- April 2017 for FY2018
- April 2016 for FY2017
- October 2015 for FY2016
- April 2015 for FY2016
- April 2014 for FY2015
- Fall 2013 Special Town Meeting
- April 2013 for FY2014
- Fall 2012 Special Town Meeting
- April 2012 for FY2013
- April 2011 for FY2012(04/15/2011)
- April 2010 for FY2011
- April 2009 for FY2010
Other Documents
- CPAC Presentation at Warrant Review - October 13, 2015 - Streeter
- CPAC Presentation at Warrant Review - April 7, 2015 - Streeter
- CPA-Funded Rolling Green Apartments Project “Huge Win” for Amherst - Community Preservation Coalition Newsletter, March 2015
- Presentation of recent projects in Amherst funded by CPA - Boice
- Legal Opinion Plum Brook (PDF)
Resources
- Community Preservation Coalition (external link)
- Amherst Preservation Plan - Historical Commission
- Open Space and Recreation Plan - Conservation & Development Department
- Housing Production Plan
- Housing Market Study - March 2015
- Shutesbury CPA Plan PDF or MS Word - October 2014 for FY2015 (external link)
Contact Us
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Sonia Aldrich
Comptroller
Email
4 Boltwood Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Ph: 413-259-3026