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Community Preservation Committee
FY 27 FUNDING REPORTSource page 2
STATE STATE LIENS/
FY CPA TAX INTEREST TOTAL
MATCH MATCH % PENALTIES
2021 ACTUAL $684,473 $181,402 29.27% $16,524 ** $882,400
FY 27 2022 ACTUAL $711,659 $299,178 43.71% $13,743 ** $1,024,580
Estimated & 2023 ACTUAL $753,082 $275,006 38.64% $82,741 ** $1,110,829
Actual Revenue 2024 ACTUAL $794,945 $159,133 21.13% $138,501 ** $1,092,579
2025 ACTUAL $824,248 $147,192 18.52% $153,959 $4,356 $1,129,756
All Revenue Sources
2026 ESTIMATE $851,565 $139,439* 16.92%* $50,000 $3,500 $1,044,504
2027 ESTIMATE $881,370 $132,205 15% $50,000 $3,500 $1,067,075
*These figures are actual
**Liens/Penalties were combined with interest through FY24Source page 3
Surcharge Revenue Surcharge Revenue
Fiscal Year
ESTIMATED ACTUAL
FY2021 $600,000.00 $684,473.45
FY 27 FY2022 $625,000.00 $711,659.16
Estimated & FY2023 $733,000.00
$753,081.71
Actual Revenue FY2024 $754,999.00 $794,945.35
FY2025 $754,999.00 $824,248.45
Local Surcharge
FY2026 $851,565.00 --
FY2027 $881,370.00 --Source page 4
State Match State Match
Fiscal Year
ESTIMATED ACTUAL
FY 26 2021 $100,000 $181,402
Estimated & 2022 $100,000 $299,178
Actual Revenue
2023 $126,900 $275,006
2024 $135,900 $159,133
2025 $135,926 $147,192
State Distribution 2026 $119,219 $139,439
2027 $132,205Source page 5
Annual Debt
Fiscal Year Bonds Outstanding Principal Payment Bond Interest
Service Total
2019 $1,849,000
2020 $1,849,000 $186,000 $85,090 $271,090
FY 27 2021 $1,663,000 $186,000 $75,790 $261,790
Debt Service 2022
2023
$1,477,000
$1,292,000
$185,000
$185,000
$66,490
$57,240
$251,490
$242,240
Obligation 2024 $1,107,000 $185,000 $47,990 $232,990
2025 $922,000 $185,000 $38,740 $223,740
Paul Revere Heritage 2026 $737,000 $185,000 $29,490 $214,490
Site Acquisition & 2027 $552,000 $184,000 $20,240 $204,240
Improvements
2028 $368,000 $184,000 $11,040 $195,040
2029 $184,000 $184,000 $7,360 $191,360
TOTALS $1,849,000 $439,470 $2,288,470Source page 6
Available Undesignated Rollover Funds from FY26 $394,620
FY 27 FY27 Projected Revenues (surcharge, match, interest, liens) $1,067,075
Total Funds FY27 appropriation for Paul Revere Heritage Site debt service $(204,240)
Available for Project
Appropriation FY27 appropriation for administrative expenses
$(53,354)
Anticipated project fund returns $61,058
($17,138 from FY16 and FY17 cemetery projects, $43,920 from FY26 OSRP)
ESTIMATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR NEW FY27 PROJECTS $1,265,159Source page 7
FUNDS CCPC
FY27 PROJECT
REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
Hansen Playground Resurfacing $350,000 $200,000
Wentworth Recreational Facility Survey & Wetland
$163,000 $112,000
Delineation
Duggan Field Retention Wall Repair* $126,120 $0*
Pickleball Courts at the Bank of Canton** $400,000** $400,000**
American LaFrance Fire Engine Restoration $315,000 $315,000
Gridley Burying Ground Preservation $30,189.35 $10,000
FY27 Project Gridley School Structural Analysis $16,274 $16,274
Recommendations Paul Revere Heritage Site/Museum of Discovery &
Innovation ADA Automatic Door Openers
$20,000 $20,000
Hemenway Window Replacements – Phase IV $90,000 $90,000
Affordable Housing Production Fund $255,000 $100,000
$1,263,274/
TOTAL $1,765,583.35
$863,274
*The Committee was informed that this project was approved to be funded via Select
Board Mitigation Funds before they voted on it.
**The applicant for the Pickleball Courts project has since withdrawn the project,
leaving the recommendation total for new projects in FY27 totaling $863,274.
Unappropriated funds will roll over to FY28.Source page 8
The project would improve the surface of the Hansen Elementary School
playground by replacing the current woodchips with poured-in-place
rubberized flooring, which will improve access, safety, and comfort, while
also achieving better parity amongst all the elementary school
playgrounds in Canton.
The full cost is expected to be approximately $350,000, but the schools
Recreation reduced the request to $200,000 of Community Preservation Funds,
feeling that they will be able to leverage capital funds and donations to
Project: procure the remaining needed funds.
The Community Preservation Committee voted 7-1 to recommend
Hansen Playground funding the project at $200,000.
Resurfacing
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$200,000Source page 9
The project will map the land of the Mary E. Wentworth Recreational Facility
(a 45-acre space between Bolivar Street and Bailey Street that connects to
Bolivar Pond), mark the wetlands, and prepare the site for the next steps in
building trails, seating, and other recreation improvements.
These are the next steps laid out in the Wentworth Recreational Facility
Master Plan, which was funded through the CPA in FY25.
Recreation The original request was for $163,000, but a lower quote (approximately
Project: $107,000) was received after the application was submitted by the Walk,
Bike, and Hike Committee. The Community Preservation Committee voted
Wentworth unanimously to recommend funding the project at $112,000 to include
some contingency.
Recreational
Facility Survey &
Wetland
Delineation
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$112,000Source page 10
This project will fully restore the 1925 American LaFrance Engine which was
purchased by the Town in 1925, as part of the Fire Department
improvements after the tragic Ponkapoag Fire. The Engine will be restored to
working condition, allowing it to be driven as part of Town parades and
celebrations and to interact with the public at events.
The Engine is unique as there are only a couple others remaining in MA and
none in working condition. The project also includes an interactive website
Historic Preservation and social media plan that will tell the story of the engine and its restoration
as well as engage the public.
Project:
The project was originally approved in FY23 with $168,000 of CPA funding
American LaFrance (with the total project cost being $198,000), but due to delays and staff
turnover the costs had doubled before it could be started. The original
Fire Engine project was cancelled in 2024 with the funds returning to the CPA accounts.
Restoration The Committee voted unanimously to recommend funding the project
completely at $315,000.
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$315,000Source page 11
This project will restore and reclaim the neglected Gridley Burying
Ground located off Kinsley Place. Along with being the resting place of
the family of Revolutionary giant Major General Richard Gridley (and the
Major General himself, originally), it is also the resting place of known
and unknown victims of the 1763 smallpox epidemic which devastated
the area. It is now almost completely overgrown and unknown to most.
Historic Preservation A survey will document the space and markers, and ground penetrating
Project: radar will be used to find and map the unmarked graves at the site. A
Gridley Burying historic fence will be installed, along with interpretive signage matching
Ground that at other historic locations in Town.
Preservation The Committee felt this was a very worthy project, but voted
unanimously to recommend funding $10,000 of the $30,189.35 project.
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$10,000Source page 12
This project will consist of a structural study completed by a historical
consultant that specializes in preservation to understand the general
conditions of the building from a historical and engineering perspective in
order to identify critical needs in making the entire building (2 floors)
suitable for re-use as is currently being studied and considered by the
Town.
Historic Preservation The 1854 schoolhouse is a significant architectural artifact, and this
analysis is required for informed preservation planning and any
Project: prospective adaptive reuse.
Gridley School The Committee voted unanimously (with one abstention) to recommend
fully funding the project at $16,274.
Structural Analysis
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$16,274Source page 13
This project will install automatic door openers for three entry points at
the Town-owned historic barn housing the Paul Revere Museum of
Discovery & Innovation (MoDI) at the Paul Revere Heritage Site in order
to provide barrier-free access and egress, improving functionality and
safety.
Historic Preservation The Committee voted unanimously to recommend fully funding the
Project: project at $20,000.
PRHS/MoDI ADA
Door Openers
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$20,000Source page 14
This is the fourth and final phase of the preservation of the Hemenway
apartment building through the replacement of windows.
The current windows are many decades old, and the building condition is
Community Housing deteriorating rapidly due to leaks and poor insulation.
Project:
The CCPC voted unanimously to recommend fully funding the project at
Hemenway $90,000.
Window
Replacement -
Phase IV
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$90,000Source page 15
The Affordable Housing Production fund helps ensure that Canton
retains a minimum of 10% of year-round housing units on the State’s
Subsidized Housing Inventory, in accordance with Massachusetts
General Law 40B.
The Committee recommended, and Town Meeting approved,
Community Housing $255,000 to help with the founding of this fund in FY26. $255,000
Project: was again requested for FY27; the Committee agreed that affordable
housing is a high priority, but voted unanimously to recommend
Affordable Housing funding the project at $100,000, with the expectation that this will
Production Fund be a recurring project request in future years.
CCPC Funding
Recommendation:
$100,000Source page 16
Motion 1: $53,354 for Administrative Expenses**
(5% of estimated revenue)
Motion 2: $204,240 for Paul Revere Heritage Site
FY 26 Debt Service (8 of 10 payments)
Annual Town
Meeting Motions 3-10: CCPC recommended new project
Motions* funding
*At least10% of the estimated FY27 revenue is being recommended in each of the 3
project buckets (Open Space/Recreation, Historic Preservation, and Community
Housing), therefore the Committee does not need to put forward any motions
recommending allocating funds to specific bucket fund accounts.
**Unused administrative funds are rolled into the CPA Undesignated Fund at the end of
the Fiscal Year.