CPC Recommends Proposals for 2008 Annual Town Meeting

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January 9, 2008

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The CPC held public hearings in November and December to discuss and receive public comments on the list of projects submitted for funding under the Community Preservation Act for the 2008 Annual Town Meeting. The proposals recommended by the CPC for Town Meeting approval are:

Nobscot Reservation: Proposal to purchase the development rights on 303 acres of land owned by the Knox Trail Council on Nobscot Road. Amount to be determined from the Open Space category.

CSX Land Acquisition: Purchase of 9.76 acres of land which was formerly the CSX railroad corridor. Amount to be determined from the Open Space and Recreation categories.

Walkway Construction: Construction of new walkways. $200,000 from the Recreation category.

Sudbury Historical Commission, Hosmer Paintings Appraisal: Inventory and appraisal of Florence Hosmer painting collection owned by the Town. $16,000 from the Historic category.

Military Training Field Archaeological Survey: Archaeological survey of 3 acre town-owned historic military training field on Old County Road. $10,000 from the Historic Category.

Town Clerk Document Preservation: Evaluation and preparation of preservation plan for Town’s paper based documents. $2281.15 from the Historic category.

Town Hall Windows Restoration: Restoration of wood windows on 2nd floor of Town Hall. $46,800 from the Historic category.

Stearns Mill Dam: Evaluation of historic dam on Dutton Road. $14,600 to be split evenly between Historic and Recreation categories.

Sudbury Housing Authority Unit Replacement: Reconstruction of 4 existing single family houses owned by the Sudbury Housing Authority into 4 new duplex houses, and construction of 1 new duplex dwelling, for affordable rental housing. $600,000 from the Housing category.

Sudbury Housing Trust Allocation and SHT Home Preservation Program: Funding for the Sudbury Housing Trust for the purposes of providing for the preservation and creation of affordable housing in Sudbury. $750,000 from the Housing category.

The proposals can be viewed and downloaded by clicking the above links, or copies can be obtained at the Planning and Community Development Department, 978-639-3387.

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Under the provisions of the Community Preservation Act (CPA), Sudbury established a Community Preservation Committee on 2002.

This Committee consists of 9 members, including a member designated from each of the following commissions or boards: Select Board, Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Planning Board, Park and Recreation Commission, Finance Committee, and Housing Authority; and 2 members at large appointed by the Select Board.

The Duties of said Community Preservation Committee shall be to:

(1) Study the needs, possibilities, and resources of the Town regarding community preservation. The Committee shall consult with existing municipal boards, including the Conservation Commission, the Sudbury Historical Commission, the Planning Board, the Park and Recreation Commission, the Sudbury Housing Authority, or persons acting in those capacities or performing like duties, in conducting such studies. As part of its study, the Committee shall hold one or more public informational hearings on the needs, possibilities, and resources of the Town regarding community preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which shall be posted publicly and published for each of two weeks preceding a hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the town.

(2) Make recommendations to the legislative body for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; for the acquisition, creation, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of land for recreational use; for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; and for rehabilitation or restoration of open space and community housing that is acquired or created as provided in this section; provided, however, that funds expended pursuant to this chapter shall not be used for maintenance. With respect to community housing, the community preservation committee shall recommend, wherever possible, the reuse of existing buildings or construction of new buildings on previously developed sites. With respect to recreational use, the acquisition of artificial turf for athletic fields shall be prohibited.

(3) Community Preservation Committee may include in its recommendation to the Town Meeting a recommendation to set aside for later spending funds for specific purposes that are consistent with community preservation but for which sufficient revenues are not then available in the Community Preservation Fund to accomplish that specific purpose or to set aside for later spending funds for general purposes that are consistent with community preservation.

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