Great Barrington CPA Committee Recommends Funds for Housing, Historic Preservation, Conservation
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — If voters vote yes at the Annual Town Meeting in May, $1.17 million in Community Preservation Act funds will be directed to town affordable housing, historic preservation and outdoor recreation and conservation projects around town.
The Community Preservation Act Committee has recommended the following:
- $20,000 for open space restoration work at the McAllister Wildlife Refuge
- $40,000 for improvements to Three Mile Hill hiking trail
- $20,000 for historic preservation work at the Brown Mausoleum
- $225,000 for historic restoration of the manse at First Congregational Church
- $50,000 for B & B Capital 77 LLC's restoration of The Cove building at 107 Stockbridge Road
- $400,000 for the Alander Group, for affordable housing and historic restoration costs at the Mahaiwe Block at 322 Main Street
- $265,000 for the town's Affordable Housing Trust
- $150,000 for Construct Inc's housing expansion feasibility study
CPA funding is raised through a property tax surcharge and supplemented by State funding. More information can be found on the town website.
The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at Monument Mountain Regional High School, with a second date of May 4 if needed for unfinished business.
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