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Wrentham CPC chair outlines $3.2M pipeline; Mirror Lake and Rice Complex requests incoming
Summary
Community Preservation Committee chair Robin Cuddy told the Select Board the CPC has about $3.2 million in funds used across 32 projects to date and previewed two upcoming requests: $24,000 from Friends of Mirror Lake for invasive‑weed work and a $350,000 recreation commission request for field lighting at Rice Complex.
Robin Cuddy, chairwoman of Wrentham’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC), briefed the Select Board on the committee’s finances, priorities and process on July 14.
Cuddy said CPC surcharge collections total about $2.7 million, with an additional roughly $600,000 available, and that the committee has recommended 32 projects since 2017 across housing, historic preservation, open space and recreation. “We’ve collected about 2,700,000 from taxpayers in the surcharge for projects, with CPC and additional 600,000, give or take,” she said.
Cuddy previewed two projects that will come before the CPC at its next meeting: Friends of Mirror Lake will present a request for $24,000 to treat invasive weeds in open space, and the recreation commission will request $350,000 for field lighting at the Rice Complex (an alternate funding item tied to the recent Rice Complex project and the Roderick School rebuild). She described the CPC’s two‑part application process (eligibility then detailed application), the preference for leveraged projects, and the committee’s effort to apply consistent due diligence scaled to project size.
Board members asked about member responsibilities, abstentions for conflicts, and how the CPC evaluates repeat requests from the same groups. Cuddy said eligibility follows state guidelines and that the CPC tries to prioritize larger, high‑impact projects while allowing reasonable maintenance or preservation needs to come forward.
Cuddy and Vice‑Chair Selectman Bill Harrington encouraged residents to attend CPC hearings and town meeting votes; final funding decisions rest with town meeting members based on CPC recommendations.
