Concord Community Preservation Committee Recommendations for 2011 Annual

Concord Community Preservation Committee Recommendations for 2011 Annual Town Meeting 1

Community Housing Concord Housing Development Corporation Funded by the 2009 Annual Town Meeting 2

Historic Preservation Thoreau Birth House Restoration Funded by the 2007 (Building) and 2009 (Landscape) Annual Town Meetings 3

Open Space and Recreation Warner’s Pond Watershed Management Plan Funded by the 2010 Annual Town Meeting 4

What does the CPA Surcharge mean to Concord taxpayers? 5

The CPA Surcharge Includes Exemptions for: The first $100, 000 of taxable value Persons with income less than 80% of area median income Seniors with income less than 100% of area median income 6

From FY 05 – FY 10, Concord’s CPA Fund Collected: $2, 899, 489 in State Matching Funds $4, 536, 774 in Local Surcharges 7

Leveraging Ability of CPA Funds $20, 869, 841 Leveraged Matching Funds raised for CPA Funded Projects $8, 612, 525 CPA Project Funds Appropriated 8

CPA Fund Appropriations including 2011 Recommendations 9

Warrant Article 41 Concord Community Preservation Committee Recommendations 10

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS Please Refer to the Handout for the Text of Article 41. 11

Warrant Article 41 – CPA White Pond Watershed Management Plan Town of Concord 12

Warrant Article 41 – CPA White Pond Watershed Management Plan Town of Concord CPA Funding Recommendation: $64, 403 Other Funding: $7, 500 Category: Donations, Outside Funds Raised Open Space, Recreation 13

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Open Space, Community Housing, and Recreation Property Acquisition Fund Town of Concord CPA Funding Recommendation: $80, 000 Other Funding: Anticipated but dependent on individual project(s) Category: None 14

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Caesar Robbins Historical Center Drinking Gourd Project 15

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Caesar Robbins Historical Center Drinking Gourd Project CPA Funding Recommendation: $300, 000 Other Funding: $100, 000 Donations and Fundraising Category: Historic Preservation 16

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Junction Village Predevelopment Concord Housing Development Corporation 17

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Junction Village Predevelopment Concord Housing Development Corporation CPA Funding Recommendation: $75, 000 Other Funding: $176, 500 Category: Fundraising, Sale of Lalli Woods Units Community Housing 18

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Concord School of Philosophy Restoration Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association 19

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Concord School of Philosophy Restoration Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association CPA Funding Recommendation: $158, 600 Other Funding: $34, 000 Category: Fundraising, Donations Historic Preservation 20

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Heywood Meadow Restoration and Preservation Project Town of Concord 21

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Heywood Meadow Restoration and Preservation Project Town of Concord CPA Funding Recommendation: $95, 000 Other Funding: $5, 000 Donations Category: Historic Preservation, Open Space 22

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Concord Scout House Phase 1 Restoration Concord Scout House, Inc. 23

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Concord Scout House Phase 1 Restoration Concord Scout House, Inc. CPA Funding Recommendation: $100, 000 Other Funding: $95, 175 Category: Fundraising, Donations Historic Preservation 24

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Regional Housing Services Program Town of Concord CPA Funding Recommendation: $16, 000 Other Funding: None Category: Community Housing 25

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Open Space Reserve Fund $35, 317 is recommended to be placed in reserve for future Open Space projects. 26

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Community Housing Reserve Fund $20, 000 is recommended to be placed in reserve for future Community Housing projects. 27

Warrant Article 41 – CPA Staff/Technical Support $30, 000 is recommended to provide the CPC with: Planning Dept. Staff Support Legal, technical and consulting services Public notices, copying, and administrative expenses 28

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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS Please Refer to the Handout for the Text of Article 41. 30