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Carlisle Affordable Housing Trust approves $200,000 request to Town Meeting and CPC for Bog House planning

Carlisle Affordable Housing Trust · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The Trust unanimously approved submitting a $200,000 funding request to Town Meeting and the Community Preservation Committee, with a detailed budget for site plan, engineering, architecture, consulting, surveys, legal fees and contingency.

Chair John Ballantine presented a proposed $200,000 funding request the Trust plans to submit to Town Meeting and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) to support Bog House planning and related work.

Ballantine outlined the proposed budget allocation: $30,000 for a site plan; $50,000 for engineering; $36,000 for an architect; $15,000 for a housing consultant; $25,000 for surveys and appraisals; $15,000 for legal fees; and $29,000 for contingency. Maureen Cosgrove-Deery moved to approve the application for the $200,000 request and Beverly Shorey seconded. The motion passed unanimously on a roll-call vote.

The Trust did not specify which article number or meeting date the request will appear on for Town Meeting or details of the CPC submission timeline. The approved budget will be used to guide the Trust’s application and subsequent contracting decisions.

Next steps: the CAHT will submit the application to Town Meeting and CPC as approved; further details and scheduling will be coordinated with town staff and CPC.