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CPC Funding Recommendation Open Space Acquisition Fund — File 212878
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR
Open Space Land Acquisition Fund Contribution
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City of Somerville Public Space and Urban Forestry Division (PSUF) is seeking seed funding for the
Open Space Land Acquisition Fund so that open space parcels can be acquired.
ELIGIBILITY
Open space/recreation land: This project would acquire and create new recreational land.
RECOMMENDATION
On November 17, 2021 by a vote of 8‐0‐0 the Community Preservation Committee recommended that
PSUF be awarded $250,000 of Community Preservation Act funds as a contribution to the City’s Open
Space Acquisition Fund, as described in their application presented in October, 2021 from the following
accounts:
Category: Open Space and Recreation
Recommended Funding Source
Amount
Open Space Land Acquisition Fund
Contribution
Open Space Reserve
$250,000
FUNDING CONDITIONS
The City, as appropriate, agrees to post a sign stating that the open space acquired or
created with these funds was funded through the City of Somerville’s Community
Preservation Act program.
A perpetual conservation restriction will be recorded on all properties acquired with CPA
funds per the requirement of the CPA enabling legislation.
JOSEPH A. CURTATONE
MAYOR
CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
ALIGNMENT WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS
The addition of new open space is a consistently articulated goal of Somerville residents. SomerVision,
Somerville’s Comprehensive Plan establishes a goal of acquiring 125 new acres of open space.
Increasing the Open Space Acquisition fund will allow the City to save for the purchase of new acres of
open space and to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves to make purchases,
potentially leveraging funding from other sources.
PROJECT BUDGET AND SCOPE
Expenses
Amount
Open Space Acquisition Fund
$250,000
Total
$250,000
Sources
CPA funds ‐ requested
$250,000
Other sources
$0
Total
$250,000
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
The goals of this project are to:
To have funds at the ready for the purchase of open space land as it becomes available.
The full original proposal is available at:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ifa.somervillema.gov/documents/cpa/fy22‐land‐acquisition‐fund‐full‐app‐
10‐13‐21.pdf