By KENNEDY GRIFFIN
(Greenfield, MA) The Greenfield Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has received applications to fund over $967,00 in projects and they are now accepting public input on the projects before final funding decisions are made.
According to the City of Greenfield, the CPC “has approximately $335,000 to allocate to Community Preservation Act projects. The CPA funds were generated through the City’s participation in a state program that allows a 1% surcharge on property taxes to be dedicated to these priorities. The program was approved by Greenfield voters in November 2020.”
The committee received applications for affordable housing, historical preservation, and outdoor recreation projects. The CPC has met with applicants to discuss projects, recordings of the meeting are available here and the applications are available to view here.
There are three ways the public can give their feedback on the proposals:
- Special meeting onFebruary 23rd at 5:30 p.m. at the John Zon Community Center specifically to collect public input on the proposals
- Public comment period during any regular CPC meeting
- An online survey to gather comments until the end of February: https://forms.gle/d7xPzJm2kadqJYwr5.
“The Community Preservation Committee is hoping the public can help us determine which projects are the most urgent to receive funding this year since there isn’t enough to fund every project,” said Community Preservation Committee Chair Travis Drury. “We are pleased and appreciative that so many groups submitted applications. Any project that isn’t funded this year is eligible to reapply in future years.”