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Holyoke CPA committee delays eligibility votes, extends full-application deadline
Summary
Committee members reviewed 16 CPA applications for historic and open-space projects, objected to staff-only eligibility screening, and voted unanimously to extend the full-application deadline until the committee can review eligibility in full.
The Holyoke City Community Preservation Committee reviewed a slate of 16 applications seeking funding for historic restorations and open-space improvements and chose to postpone eligibility decisions so members can read full applications and provide feedback.
Chair Jay summarized the applications, which included historic projects (stained-glass window restorations, the Butler Pantry at Wisteriahurst Museum, carousel-horse restoration at the Holyoke Merry-go-round, and window restoration at the Russell Osborne Building), civic repairs (veterans memorial foundation work, granite-stair studies and repairs), and multiple park and recreation projects (pool cover/storage, bleachers at Anniversary Field, Springdale Park gazebos and restrooms, Bonin…
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