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Norwood CPC approves seven projects; funding recommendations to go to finance committee
Summary
The Community Preservation Committee approved seven projects including historic preservation work for Highland Cemetery and St. Gabriel's Chapel, housing grants and open-space transfers; staff will present final warrants to the finance committee prior to town meeting.
The Norwood Community Preservation Committee recommended funding for seven projects and will forward the recommendations to the finance committee and then to town meeting, a commission representative reported at the Feb. 12 Norwood Conservation Commission meeting.
Approved projects included a historic-preservation application to complete a national-register submission for Highland Cemetery and St. Gabriel's Chapel, continued support for a shared housing services organization, roof work at Washington Heights, an Elliott Field feasibility study and a transfer of $410,000 to the conservation land fund for open-space and recreation projects.
Why it matters: CPC-sponsored projects use community preservation and related funds to preserve historic resources, support housing services and fund open-space and accessibility work; the finance committee will review recommended appropriations before town meeting.
Notable items reported to the commission - Historic preservation: Funding to hire consultants to finalize the national register nomination for Highland Cemetery and St. Gabriel's Chapel. - Housing: Continued support for a shared-housing services organization (third year of funding listed at $14,000 in the discussion) and a large roof-replacement project at Washington Heights that could receive a 1:1 to 1:2.5 match; funding request estimated between $175,000 and $300,000 depending on the final match. - Open space and recreation: $410,000 total transfer to conservation land fund, a feasibility study for Bridal/Guile Pond and a concrete-access ramp project at Elliott Field (project cited as roughly $175,000 for ramp replacement due to slope and materials costs).
The representative said CPC will present these funding recommendations to the finance committee in early March and finalize warrant language in time for town meeting.
