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Select Board discusses $424,800 potential CPA contribution to Triple Brook conservation purchase
Summary
The board reviewed options for purchasing roughly 75 acres on Middle Road (Triple Brook), with a potential $424,800 CPA ask assuming other grants succeed; members noted land-grant application timing and fallback purchase scenarios if funding is partial.
The Select Board reviewed a conservation purchase proposal for roughly 75 acres on Middle Road and discussed Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding scenarios and grant timing.
Presenters said the plan assumes roughly 10% from CPA, about 66% from a land grant, and the remainder from a regional conservation fund; if full external funding is not secured, the board could use CPA funds to complete a purchase limited to the higher-value parcel on the east side of Middle Road. The specific CPA amount discussed for the primary parcel was $424,800.
Board members asked when the land-grant decisions would be known; presenters said applicants expect grant decisions by July (last year’s schedule showed September for comparable rounds). The board noted two separate articles on the warrant to cover different outcome scenarios depending on the grant award.
No final purchase or funding decision was made in the meeting; articles will be written to reflect both full-funding and partial-funding options so voters can act at the special town meeting if the grant award is confirmed.
