CPC Receives 6 Proposals for FY04 Funding

Published October 20, 2003 | Community Preservation Committee | Automatically Archived on 12/4/2003

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The Community Preservation Committee has received 6 proposals for funding to be considered at the April 2004 Annual Town Meeting. The deadline to submit proposals ended on October 15, 2003. The projects involve all 4 eligible categories, and were submitted by both public and private interests.

The largest proposal is to purchase the development rights on the Cutting property, estimated at $4.7 million. In addition, a second proposal to develop a portion of the Cutting property into recreational field space was submitted in the amount of $600,000. These projects are submitted by the Town Manager.

Funds for new walkway construction are requested in the amount of $100,000, again submitted by the Town Manager.

Technical assistance for determining buildability on town properties for scattered site rental housing has been requested by the Sudbury Housing Authority in the amount of $20,000.

A project to preserve and restore the Sudbury Revolutionary War Cemetery on Concord Road is proposed by the Sudbury Historical Commission and the Town Manager in the amount of $172,350.

A proposal to create permanent deed restrictions on the Barton Farm located on Haynes Road has been submitted by a resident. The application states that the deed covenants are set to expire in 2010. The project involves legal research into the deeds and covenants to ensure that the property is protected in perpetuity, at an estimated cost of $15,000.

Public discussions of these projects are scheduled over the next 8 weeks, culminating in a public hearing to be held on December 17th at Town Hall. The tentative discussion schedule follows. All interested residents are urged to attend.

October 29, Town Hall:
Revolutionary War Cemetery
Walkways

November 5, Town Hall:
Cutting – Development Rights and Recreation
Barton Farm Deed Restrictions

November 19, DPW Building:
Cutting (continued)

December 3, Town Hall:
Housing Technical Assistance
Discussion on final selections

December 17, Town Hall:
Public Hearing on Final Selections

Copies of the proposals can be obtained from the Planning Board office by calling 978-443-2209, ext. 1387.

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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.