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Community Preservation Committee
Minutes of June 14, 2018
Present: Chairman John Simons, Terrance Holland, Denevan O’Connell, Tracy Watson and C.J. Gangi
Absent: Marybeth Soucy-Larkin, Deborah Feltovic, William Callahan and Albert Fowler
Chairman Simons called the meeting to order at 7:00PM in the meeting room at Town Hall. The meeting
was televised.
Bradstreet School Memorial Project
Terry Holland spoke with Stan Limpert about the Bradstreet Project and it will be moving forward so the
project will remain open.
Review of special terms for FY2019 projects
The Committee asked for all projects to have a sign stating that the project was funded by Community
Preservation Funds.
For the Housing Authority capital needs assessment, the committee wants the creator of the report to
come in with the Executive Director to present the findings to the Committee. The committee also
suggested someone review the Request for Proposals.
For the playground projects, the committee asked for the town to solicit input from the neighbors.
For the recreation complex project, the committee asked for no advertising billboards or anything overly
commercial, to only fund things that are allowed by CPA, and if spending is less than total allocated,
money deducted from fundraising. The committee also asked for monthly financials.
Review of May Financials
Chairman Simons stated that management at Rolling Ridge will work on getting the parking lot done.
Veterans Housing has still not requested funding. Mr. Gangi will check with them.
Projects for Coalition Facebook and Twitter pages
The committee will discuss this at the next meeting in September.
Approve minutes of March 21, 2018 and April 12, 2018
Tracy Watson made a motion to approve the minutes of March 21, 2018, seconded by Denevan
O’Connell; minutes approved 5-0.
Terry Holland made a motion to approve the minutes of April 12, 2018, seconded by Tracy Watson;
minutes approved 5-0.
Vote for Chair and Vice Chair
Chairman Simons asked to be chair for one more year and have Mr. Gangi as vice chair. Ms. Watson
suggested the vote be put off until the meeting in September. Tracy Watson made a motion to table the
vote on chair and vice chair until the September meeting, seconded by Denevan O’Connell; motion
approved 5-0.
Tracy Watson made a motion to adjourn at 7:40PM, seconded by Denevan O’Connell. Motion approved
5-0.