Community Preservation Committee recommends more $2 million in New Bedford projects
NEW BEDFORD – The city's Community Preservation Committee has voted to recommend 21 projects to the New Bedford City Council for a total of $2.2 million in FY24 funding through the Community Preservation Act.
The recommendations support projects in community housing, recreation and open space, and historic resources.
New Bedford voters adopted the CPA through a ballot question in November 2014. The statewide enabling legislation allows communities to create dedicated funding for projects that support open space, outdoor recreational facilities, historic preservation, and affordable housing activities in the city.
The Committee received applications for 22 projects, seeking almost $3 million.
City Council has final authority
The City Council has the final authority to award CPA funds and approve projects as recommended, approve projects at reduced funding levels, or reject projects.
Should the City Council vote to reject or reduce funding for a recommended project, the committee will have an opportunity to respond and/or adjust the project’s scope or terms prior to a final decision by the City Council.
The projects recommended for FY24 CPA funding are:
Recreation/Open Space
⦁ Boys & Girls Club Playground Expansion - $35,000
⦁ City Wide Signage for Parks - $275,000
⦁ Riverside Park Heat Island Relief Project - $50,800
⦁ Roberto Clemente Park Improvements - $185,000
⦁ YMCA Renovation - $40,000
Historic Resources
⦁ Cape Verdean Ultramarine Band and Club - $25,000
⦁ City Clerk Record Restoration Phase III - $50,000
⦁ Digitization of Maritime Records Phase III - $13,200
⦁ First Baptist/Steeple Playhouse Exterior - $60,000
⦁ Howland Family Portrait Conservation - $65,000
⦁ JAMI Mansard, Dormers, Cornice Restoration - $95,000
⦁ Johnson House Electrical System - $85,000
⦁ NB Fishing Heritage Center Archives Phase II - $30,000
⦁ NB Superior Court Façade Restoration - $285,000
⦁ Rotch-Jones-Duff House Securing History - $23,500
⦁ Strand Theater Restoration - $225,000
⦁ Underground Railroad Café and Gallery - $25,000
⦁ William H. Carney Lodge #200 - $25,000
Community Housing
⦁ Capitol Theater Interior Restoration - $250,000
⦁ Talbot Apartments - $255,000
⦁ YWCA Residential Services - $102,500
For more information on the CPA program and the FY24 projects, visit www.newbedford-ma.gov/planning/community-preservation.
This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: More than $2 million in New Bedford grant proposals before Council
