Community Preservation Committee Meets 5/24 Meeting to Review FY2023 Funding Proposals

The town’s Community Preservation Committee hosts a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. to review CPA funding recommendations for the FY2023 year. 

The spending plans are subject to approval by voters at the June 6 Annual Town Meeting. The May 24 meeting and log-in links can be found here.

The CPC has recommended the following expenditures:

• $200,000 for the town’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund, for down payment and rental assistance for buyers or residents living in Great Barrington.
• $50,000 in pre-development funds to support Construct’s proposed affordable housing development at the former Eagleton School on Route 23.
• $350,000 for the Southern Berkshire CDC’s pre-development costs related to additional affordable housing development at 100 Bridge St.
• $250,000 for exterior historic restoration of 343 Main St. (former home of Berkshire Community College) by The Alander Group, which is planning commercial redevelopment of the property.
• $25,000 for engineering and design work on the Castle Street pedestrian underpass. This amount does not include construction costs
•  $500,000, to be paid over a 15-year bond, for Memorial Field Improvements, including new backstop, dugouts, fences, and accessibility improvements.
• $7,000 for aquatic vegetation assessment of Lake Mansfield.
• $35,000 for McAllister Wildlife Refuge restoration.

The meeting link and sign-in details can be found on the town website calendar on May 24.

The agenda also includes an overview of the Community Preservation Act and the CPC’s role in awarding CPA funding.