Photo: A path along Clay Pit Pond has received funding from the Community Preservation Committee.
Do you or your group have a community project that could use a few dollars to complete?
Does the project involve acquiring or improving open space and recreation land, rehabbing or preserving historic sites, or goes to support affordable housing? If you can say “yes” to those two criteria, the town’s Community Preservation Committee has about a million dollars waiting to spend on your worthy venture in the coming fiscal year.
The committee, which distributes the total of a 1.5 percent surcharge on property taxes and an annual contribution of state funds for a wide-range of proposals, has released preliminary applications for the 2017 funding cycle.
The deadline for the initial applications – which is available online here – is Sept. 30 for those projects to be eligible for the next round in the process.
The CPC will also hold a public meeting on Sept. 9, at which time interested parties can ask questions regarding the application process.
In the past, CPC funding has been distributed to the Belmont Housing Authority for much-needed infrastructure upgrades of housing under its control, to jump start the construction of the new Underwood Pool, the design and construction of a multiuse path around Clay Pit Pond, updating Town Clerk’s records, and for the repair of tennis courts around town.
For more information, contact the Community Preservation Hotline at 617-993-2774 or send an e-mail to Michael Trainor at mtrainor@belmont-ma.gov
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