CPA Proposals FY 16

New! FY 16 Proposals for Consideration at Fall Special Town Meeting

All files are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.

Estimated Funds available for all projects $2,115,130 as of 3/31/2015 (This amount is after FY16 debt service of $321,537 has been deducted and is based on estimates of local receipts & State matches yet to be collected. This estimate also includes remaining balance from FY15 and returned appropriations. See spreadsheets in CPA Report to Town Meeting FY16 for more details.)
$321,537 - Previously Obligated Debt Service FY16 Total
$520,096 - New Requests Total FY16
$841,633 - Total FY16 Recommendations to 2015 Annual Town Meeting

FY 16 CPA Proposals at Glance updated April 2015
Emailed Questions to CPA Applicants - FY16

FY 16 Proposals & Related Documents
The proposals listed below were all voted at the Spring 2015 Annual Town Meeting.
[proposal number is in brackets]
Previously Obligated Debt Service - $321,537
$ 25,566 Town Hall Masonry Debt (year 6 of 10)
$ 41,650 Amherst Housing Authority 22-unit rehab (year 4 of 10)
$ 58,375 Hawthorne Property 43% Housing, 57% Recreation (year 5 of 10)
$ 7,200 South East St Property (year 2 of 10)
$ 13,200 Amherst Housing Authority Preservation of units at Ann Whalen (year 2 of 10)
$175,546 Rolling Green Affordable Housing 41 units (year 1 of 10)

Affordable Housing Requests – $120,000
$ 25,000 Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund [7] original request was $50,000. CPAC voted $25,000.
HSC - Municipal Housing Trust Follow Up 2015-1-20
$95,000 Amherst Community Land Trust N. Pleasant St. Lot [8] request reduced from $114,600

Historical Preservation Requests – $90,000
Memo from the Historical Commission on FY16 Proposals - Malloy
$ 20,000 Sweetser Park Fountain Study [9]
Cost Estimate for Study - Malloy
$ 20,000 Amherst Historical Society Archaeological Study [10] request reduced from $25,000
Cost Estimate for Archaeological Study - Wald
Strong House Presentation (PDF) - AHA - Wald PowerPoint version (ppt external link)
$ 25,000 Painting Strong House [11] also see presentation above

$ 25,000 Goodwin Church Studies [13]
Letter of Support from Human Rights Committee - Radway
Letter of Support from Chair of the Human Rights Committee - Bascomb
Presentation to CPA Committee 2015-1-20

Open Space Requests – $130,995

$ 25,000 Appraisals, Surveys and Related Studies [2]
$105,995 Hall Property Acquisition [3]
Letters of Support updated 2/6/15
Conservation Presentation 2015-2-10 - Ziomek

Recreation Requests – $177,351
$ 50,000 North Amherst Field [5]
Presentation 2015-2-10 - Chalfant & Ziomek
North Amherst Field Responses to CPAC Questions - Chalfant
$127,351 Mill River Baseball Fields Reconstruction [6]
Amherst Baseball Presentation 2015-2-10 - Budington
Amherst Baseball, Inc. Memo on Priorities

CPAC Administrative Expenses – $1,750
$ 1,750 Community Preservation Coalition Dues, etc.

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Withdrawn Proposals
$ 50,000 Hoerle Farm APR 908 S. E St. [4] withdrawn by Mr. Ziomek
APR Presentation 2015-2-10 - Ziomek

$175,000 JCA Steeple Repair [12] withdrawn by JCA 2/6/15

JCA Addendum to CPA proposal, January 2015

JCA photo steeple with level

JCA photo from Main St - existing 1

JCA photo Street view from southeast

JCA photo top of steeple

Page last updated November 8, 2015