CPA Proposals FY2014
Proposals Recommended to Fall 2013 Special Town Meeting for FY2014 Funding
All files are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.
Schedule of CPAC Meetings, Presentations & Public Hearing
Click date below to see meeting minutes once they are approved.
Click here to see all CPA meeting documents
All files are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.
- Open Space Proposal for Saul Property Fall 2013 Special Town Meeting (PDF)
- Saul Property Maps: Potential Layout Map - Protected Lands Map (PDF)
- Article 11 CPAC Report to Fall 2013 Special Town Meeting (PDF)
- (This proposal was not funded by the Fall 2013 Special Town Meeting)
- Estimated Funds available for new projects $446,883 (as of 3/13/2013)
- Previously Obligated Debt Service FY14 Total - $164,088
- Amounts in parentheses are original requests that were later lowered by the applicant.
| Affordable Housing |
$125,000 Total $ 69,523 of that in Debt Service $110,000 to be bonded |
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Upgrades to 25 Units Ann Whalen Apts | $110,000 to be bonded ($160,625) |
Amherst Housing Authority |
-Original Proposal -Photos -Click here for additional files |
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Emergency Rental Assistance | $15,000 | Family Outreach of Amherst | Original Proposal |
| Historic Preservation | $195,395 Total $ 26,83one of that in Debt Sevice |
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Proposal | Amount | Proposed by: | Documents |
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Conservation of Emily Dickinson's Dress & Collection Storage Furniture, Equipment, and training volunteers | $21,401 | Amherst Historical Society | Original Proposal |
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Tiffany Stained Glass Window Restoration | $106,000 ($125,000) |
Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst | - Original Proposal - Mass CPA Church Projects Study by C. Holstein - Unitarian Meetinghouse Restoration of Tiffany Window |
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Archive Town's Historic Recordings | $53,994 | Amherst Media | Original Proposal |
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Roof Repairs | $14,000 | Jones Library | Original Proposal |
| Open Space | $291,000 Total $125,000 of that to be bonded |
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Proposal | Amount |
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Surveys & Appraisals | $10,000 ($25,000) |
Town of Amherst | Original Proposal |
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Purchase 650 South East Street - Rock Farm property | $125,000 to be bonded | Town of Amherst Conservation Commission, South Amherst Conservation Association, Kestrel Trust | -Original Proposal Ziomek -Original Proposal SACA |
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Potwine Lane Purchase of Phase 1 Brunelle Property | $156,000 ($163,000) |
Town of Amherst Conservation Commission | Original Proposal |
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| Recreation | $127,734 Total $ 67,734 of that in Debt Service |
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Proposal |
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Mill River Recreation Area Improvements - fence, drain, shade structure, lifeguard chairs | $60,000 | Town of Amherst Leisure Services |
Original Proposal |
| Administrative | $2000 Total | |
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Proposal | Amount | Proposed by: | Documents |
| Community Preservation Coalition dues & misc. | $2000 | Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee | |
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| Debt Service | $164,088 Total |
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Project | Amount | Proposed by: | Category |
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Town Hall Masonry Debt (year 4 0f 10) | $26,831 |
Town of Amherst |
Historic Preservation |
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Plum Brook Debt (year 9 of 10) | $33,106 |
Town of Amherst Leisure Services |
Recreation |
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Hawthorne Property Debt - purchase land 43% Housing, 57% Recreation (year 3 of 10) | $26,123 / $34,628 |
Town of Amherst, Leisure Services |
Affordable Housing / Recreation |
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Rehabilitate 22 Units Debt (year 2 of 10) |
$43,400 | Amherst Housing Authority | Affordable Housing |
| Proposals Not Recommended in FY2014 | $224,000 Total | |
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Proposal | Amount | Proposed by: | Documents |
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Community Field Master Plan |
$25,000 ($40,000) |
Town of Amherst Leisure Services |
Original Proposal |
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Construction Materials for 2-3 Units at Hawthorne |
$40,000 ($80,000-120,000) |
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity | Original Proposal |
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North Common Design and Improvements |
$159,000 |
Town of Amherst | Original Proposal |
Schedule of CPAC Meetings, Presentations & Public Hearing
Click date below to see meeting minutes once they are approved.
Click here to see all CPA meeting documents
- December 6, 2012 - Review proposals (meeting documents)
- January 3, 2013 - Review proposals and develop questions for proposal presenters (meeting documents)
- January 31, 2013 - Presentations on Historic Preservation proposals (meeting documents)
- February 7, 2013 - Presentations on Affordable Housing, Recreation, and Open Space proposals (meeting documents)
- February 28, 2013 - Public Hearing on all proposals (meeting documents)
- March 14, 2013 - Vote recommendations on proposals (meeting documents)
- March 28, 2013 - Vote any remaining recommendations on proposals (meeting documents)
- May 29, 2013 - Issues related to Town Meeting & update on Grant Agreements (meeting documents)
- September 26, 2013 - Open Space Proposal for Saul Property (meeting documents)