Budget and Finance Committee: Community Preservation Act

Last night the Budget and Finance Committee approved the recommendations of Newburyport's Community Preservation Committee (CPC) to fund the following projects:

Project Title	Applicant	Category	CPC Rec. Amt.
Andrews Branch Library	City of Newburyport	Historic Resource	$ 5,000
Newburyport City Trees Historic Restoration Project	Newburyport Tree Committee	Historic Resource	$ 10,000
Highland Cemetery Gravestone Restoration and Preservation	City Improvement Society	Historic Resource	$ 2,475
Beach Management Plan Priority Recommendations	Newburyport Beach Management Committee	Open Space	$ 45,000
Open Space Reserve Fund	City of Newburyport Open Space Committee	Open Space	$ 50,000
Downtown Project/Inn Street Mall	Downtown Group	Historic Resource	$ 62,500
St. Anna's Chapel Restoration	St. Paul's Church	Historic Resource	$ 23,000
Atkinson Common	Belleville Improvement Society	Historic Resource	$ 10,000
Clipper City Rail Trail Project	City of Newburyport	Recreation	$ 60,000
Preliminary Feasibility Study	Custom House Maritime Museum	Historic Resource	$ 20,000
Belleville Congregational Church Restoration Project	Belleville Congregational Church Restoration Group	Historic Resource	$ 40,000
Newburyport Powder House Restoration Project	Newburyport Preservation Trust	Historic Resource	$ 27,000
Congregation Ahavas Achim Restoration	Congregation Ahavas Achim	Historic Resource	$ 20,000
Community Housing Reserve	CPA Housing Reserve or Transfer to NAHT	Affordable Housing	$ 10,000
Newburyport Affordable Housing Trust	Newburyport Affordable Housing Trust	Affordable Housing	$ 70,000
City Hall Bond Payment	City of Newburyport	Historic Resource	$ 213,188
Open Space Bond Payment	City of Newburyport	Open Space	$ 140,819
Administrative Expenses	City of Newburyport	Admin	$ 12,000
		Total	$ 820,982

Specifics on the projects can be found at http://www.nbpt.us/Planning/Community%20Preservation%20Committee/Documents/FY11%20Recommended%20Order%20for%20City%20Council%206-22-10.pdf

The CPC page can be found at http://www.nbpt.us/Planning/CPCPage.html

These recommendations will be brought before the full Council on Monday night.