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(3-16-26 Document #2) Community Preservation Committee Motions
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ARARTICLE 17
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Article 17 To see if the Town will vote to adopt and approve the recommendations of the Community Preservation
Committee for Fiscal Year 2027 and to see if the Town will vote to implement such recommendations by
appropriating a sum or sums of money from the Community Preservation Fund established pursuant to Chapter
44B of the General Laws, or otherwise to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or borrow pursuant to
any applicable statute a sum of money for such purposes; to authorize the Select Board, with the approval of the
Community Preservation Committee, to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain such real property and
property interests in the name of, or enforceable by the Town, including perpetual affordable housing restrictions,
conservation restrictions and historical preservation restrictions, and to dispose of Town property or portions
thereof or interests therein, all as may be required by the Community Preservation Act and Chapter 184 of the
General Laws and as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the recommendations of the Community
Preservation Committee, or to take any other action related thereto.
Select Board for the Community Preservation Committee
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION MOTION 1
MOVED: That the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars ($53,354) be
appropriated from the Community Preservation Fund revenues for the administrative expenses of the
Community Preservation Committee in Fiscal Year 2027 provided, however, that any amounts not used
during the year for administrative expenses shall revert back to the CPA Undesignated Fund Balance at
the end of Fiscal Year 2027.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 2
MOVED: That the sum of Two Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($204,240) be
appropriated from the Community Preservation Fund revenues for the purposes by the Chief Procurement
Officer with the approval of the Select Board for debt service and expenses associated with the Open
Space land acquisition of the Paul Revere Heritage Site for the Fiscal Year 2027.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________Source page 2
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 3
MOVED: That the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) be appropriated from the Community
Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Canton Public Schools for the purposes of resurfacing the
surface of the Hansen Elementary School playground.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 7-1-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 4
MOVED: That the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Dollars ($112,000) be appropriated from the
Community Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Chief Procurement Officer with the approval
of the Walk, Bike, and Hike Committee for the purposes of surveying and delineating the wetlands of the
Mary Wentworth Recreational Facility.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________Source page 3
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 5
MOVED: That the sum of Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($315,000) be appropriated from the
Community Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Chief Procurement Officer for the purposes
of the restoration and rehabilitation of the Town-owned 1925 American LaFrance Fire Engine and
associated project costs.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 6
MOVED: That the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) be appropriated from the Community
Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Canton Historical Commission for the purposes of studying
and preserving the Gridley Burying Ground located off Kinsley Place.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________Source page 4
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 7
MOVED: That the sum of Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($16,274) be appropriated
from the Community Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Canton Historical Society for the
purposes of performing a historically-informed structural analysis of the Gridley School Building on
Washington Street.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 7-0-1
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 8
MOVED: That the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) be appropriated from the Community
Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Revere & Son Heritage Trust for the purposes of adding
automatic door openers to 3 entry point of the Town-owned historic barn at 2 Rolling Mill Way to improve
accessibility.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________Source page 5
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 9
MOVED: That the sum of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) be appropriated from the Community
Preservation Fund revenues to be spent by the Canton Housing Authority for the purposes of the
replacement of windows and accompanying work on the Hemenway Apartment Building as planned in
Phase IV.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________
ARTICLE 17 – COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MOTION 10
MOVED: That the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be appropriated from the Community
Preservation Fund revenues to be spent within the rules governed by the Community Preservation Act
Statute, by the Canton Affordable Housing Trust for the purposes of continuing to support the
preservation and creation of new affordable home ownership and rental units in Canton.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 8-0-0
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVED__________DISAPPROVED__________