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Council reviews Community Preservation Committee recommendations; CPC proposes $882,604 in FY26 reservations
Summary
The Community Preservation Committee recommended five grant awards totaling about $797,433 and proposed FY26 CPA budget reservations that allocate 95% of estimated revenue across open space, historic preservation, community housing and budgetary reserve.
The Chelsea Community Preservation Committee submitted five grant recommendations to the City Council and proposed the FY26 Community Preservation Act (CPA) budget reservations.
Grant recommendations (CPC): the committee recommended funding the following projects: La Collaborative emergency housing voucher program ($100,000), Polonia Park ($200,000), Quinn Residences ($200,000), Neighborhood Developers top‑off rental assistance program ($100,000), and Walnut Street Synagogue restoration ($197,433. The council received the CPC letter and the projects and amounts were read into the record.
FY26 CPA budget reservations: the CPC proposed reserving estimated FY26 receipts as follows: 10% for open space ($124,458), 10% for historic resources ($124,458), 20% for community housing ($248,916), 55% to the budgetary reserve ($684,521), and 5% for administrative expenses ($62,229). The committee’s recommended budget is subject to future appropriation by the council when specific projects are brought forward for funding.
Council action at meeting: councilors moved the CPA grant recommendations and the FY26 CPA budget reservation order to the Ways and Means committee for further review; the communications and the CPC letter were accepted into the record. Councilors discussed outreach and advertising to increase awareness of CPA grant opportunities.
Why it matters: the CPA funding recommendations target open space, historic preservation and housing programs; they represent possible FY25/FY26 investments pending final appropriations and are funded by the CPA surcharge and state matching funds.
