Status Reports on Projects

Community Preservation Projects 2006- present

 

CPA FUNDS – STATUS REPORT
 

CPA Funding Approved at Town Meeting April 4, 2006
Gull Pond Affordable Homes – Completed
CPA Funding - $144,112          
Project – Construction of 5 affordable homes
Location – Gull Pond Rd. (Map 8, Parcel 39)

 

CPA Funding Approved at Special Town Meeting November 13, 2006

Uncle Tim’s Bridge – Completed
CPA Funding - $107,000  
Project – Restoration of Uncle Tim’s Bridge
Location – Commercial St. (Map 15,  Parcel 151)

Paine Hollow Affordable Homes – In litigation
CPA Funding - $175,000
Project – Construction of  7 rental units with 3 acres left as Open Space
Location – Paine Hollow Rd. (Map 29, Parcel 300)

Skateboard Park   –  Completed
CPA Funding - $155,000   (also see 2007 Additional funding)
Project – Construction of state of the art skateboard park
Location – Baker’s Field (Map 20, Parcel 4)

 

CPA Funding Approved at Special Town Meeting December 3, 2007

Historic Museum – Completed
CPA Funding - $270,000
Project – Purchase of  Additional Portion of Museum Building
Location – 258 Main St. (Section C) (Map 15, Parcel 46)

Preservation Hall – Completed 2011
CPA Funding - $500,000
Project – Preservation of Church for use as Cultural Center
Location – 335 Main St. (Map 14, Parcel 173)

Route 6 Rental Housing – Completed
CPA Funding -  $425,000
Project –  Rental with planned development of up to 5 Affordable rental units
Location – 2082 State Highway/Route 6 (Map 29, Parcel 129)

Additional Funding for Skateboard Park – Completed
CPA Funding - $18,000
Project – Complete Skateboard Park
Location – Baker’s Field (Map 20, Parcel 4)

 

CPA Funding Approved at Town Meeting April 28, 2008

Gips House –  Completed
CPA Funding - $100,000
Project – Restoration of Modernist house by Modern House Trust
Location –  on North East Pond (Map 17, Parcel 13)

USDA Grant/Land Acquisition – repurposed when grant was no longer available
CPA Funding - $240,000
Project – Acquisition of land for 6 to 10 Affordable Homes in order to receive USDA loan.
Location – Various available lots

Pilgrim Springs Woodlands Conservation Area – Completed
CPA Funding - $100,000
Project – Purchase of additional lot at the trailhead of the Pilgrim Springs Woodlands Conservation Area.
Location – 105 Pilgrim Spring Rd. (Map 29, Parcel 282.2)

 

CPA Funding Approved at Town Meeting April 27, 2009 & STM October 26, 2009

Housing NOW – Completed
CPA Funding - $330,000     At ATM $300,000  and at STM $30,000
Project – Provide rental assistance and home owner assistance programs while other WHA housing projects come into existence.
Location – Various, for up to 20 rentals and at least one affordable homeownership opportunity

Drummer Cove Trailhead Lot - Completed
CPA Funding - $100,000
Project – Contribute to the purchase of the 1.53-acre lot which will provide access to the salt marsh and tidal flats of Drummer Cove.
Location -  110 Old Paine Hollow Rd. (Map 30, Lot 89)

 

Annual Town Meeting April 26, 2010

Pond Hill School - Completed
CPA Funding - $250,000
Project – Restoration of historic Pond Hill School (South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association)
Location –  65 Old Paine Hollow Rd.  (Map 30, Parcel 85)

Habitat for Humanity - Completed
CPA Funding - $25,000
Project – Contribute to installation of affordable Habitat house
Location – 285 Chequessett Neck Rd. (Map 12, Parcel 295)

Hatch Cottage - Completed
CPC Funding - $100,000
Project – Restoration of Modernist style Hatch Cottage by Cape Cod Mondern House Trust
Location – 309 Bound Brook Way, (Map 6, Parcel 8)

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 25, 2011
Transfer to Affordable Housing Trust Fund - Completed
CPA Funding - $23,000

 

Special Town Meeting - October 24, 2011
Affordable Rental Subsidy Program - Completed
CPA Funding - $156,000
Project - Continue Rental Subsidies
Location - Various

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 23, 2012

Cannon Hill Historic Restoration - Completed
CPA Funding - $73,500
Project - Historic restoration of Cannon Hill/Hamblen Park landscape
Location - Cannon Hill/Hamblen Park (Map 15, Parcels 150 & 151)

Historical Museum East Wing Restoration - Completed
CPA Funding - $100,000
Project - Renovations to museum annex or East wing
Location – 258 Main St. (Section C) (Map 15, Parcel 46)

Wellfleet Archives - Completed
CPA Funding - $30,000
Project - Preservation of historic vital archives from 1763
Location - Town Hall

Housing Buy Down Program - Completed
CPA Funding - $127,000
Project - Coninuing support for first time home buyers
Location - Various

Open Space Purchase of Conservation Restriction - Completed
CPA Funding - $100,000
Projct - Contribuition to preservation of Conservation area
Location - Old County Rd. (Map 30, Parcel 67.1 & portion of Parcel 67)

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 22, 2013

Restoration & Rehabilitation of 335 Main Street Town Park - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $20,000
Project - Repairs & extension to driveway pavers, installation of driveway lighting, revegetation
Location - 335 Main St. ( Map14   Parcel 173)

Estate Planning for Affordable Housing - Ongoing
CPA Funding Request - $15,000
Project -Investigating options for bequests to Affordable Housing & providing legal advice for interested parties
Location - N/A

Pond Hill School Supplementary Funds - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $75,000
Project – Additional funds to complete the restoration of historic Pond Hill School (South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association)
Location –  65 Old Paine Hollow Rd.  (Map 30, Parcel 85)

Town Meeting - April 28, 2014

Town Records         - Completed 
CPA Funding Request - $37,959
Project - Provide proper storage, maintenance & accurate Town records for Town department requests for research.
Location - Town Hall – 300 Main St.  (Map 14, Parcel 52)

Gull Pond Landing        - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $54,162 
Project - Improve the Gull Pond Landing area with mitigation of erosion on the banking, revegetation with native species, improvements to parking and beach access, creation of a safer walking terrain, provision for a new picnic area, and improvements to the boat ramp.
Location - Gull Pond Landing  (Map 9, Parcel 637)

Housing Rental Assistance  - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $
156,000
Project - Continue to serve the community need for affordable rentals through subsidies to landlords for income qualified tenants.
Location - Varied

Historical Society Museum Archives      - Completed  
CPA Funding Request - $30,000
Project - Create an electronic and searchable catalog of the museum collection. 
Location - 258 Main St. (Map 15, Parcels 46 & 47)

AADUs   - request for recision at Town Meeting 2018 - money returned to CPA funds
CPA Funding Request - $180,000
Project - “Meeting the Need: Building Affordable Year Round Rentals in Wellfleet” for planning and building three Affordable Accessory Dwelling Units.
Location - 2082 State Highway/Rte. 6 (Map 29, Parcel 129)

Duck Creek Cemetery         - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $50,000 
Project - Phase I of a multi-part cemetery historic restoration plan by the Wellfleet Cemetery Commission. 
Location - State Highway/Route 6 (Map 15, Parcel 140)

Weidlinger House  - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $40,000
Project - Fund completion of the historic restoration of the Weidlinger House, a modern house on Higgins Pond. 
Location - Higgins Pond (Map 4, NPS Parcel)

Tennis Courts             - Completed 
CPA Funding Request - $240,000
Project - Restore the Baker’s Field Tennis Courts including drainage, new surfacing, blended lines and advanced windscreens on the fencing. 

Sea Babies Playground - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $39,728
Project – Relocate and build a playground for children under five in wooded area of the Senior Center.  
Location –  Old King’s Highway (Map 23, Parcel 606)

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 27, 2015

Housing Buy Down 2015 - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $270,000
Project - Provide first time home buyers with down payment help for an affordable home.
Location – TBD

Historic Properties Inventory -   Completed 
CPA Funding Request - $5,000
Project - Initiate updates of Historic Form B inventories by the Historical Commission.
Location – Various

Habitat Housing - In progress
CPA Funding Request - $225,000
Project - Construction of three affordable houses for qualified owners through Habitat of Humanity of Cape Cod.
Location – Old King’s Highway (Map 16, Parcels 110, 111 & 143)

Adams Lodge Restoration Phase 1 - Completed
CPA Funding Request $100,000
Project – Contribution to Phase 1 Preservation of Adams Lodge.
Location - 2 Bank St. (Map 14 Parcel 83)

Mid-Section of Wellfleet Historical Museum - Outside Completed
CPA Funding Request - $189,000
Project – Contribution towards the purchase of 262 Main St., situated between the two section of the Historical Museum.
Location – 262 Main St. (Map 15, Parcel 46)

Annual Town Meeting - April 25, 2016

Housing Technical Assistant Consultant - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $50,000
Project - Hire shared Community Housing consultant(s) to give technical assistance in moving projects forward and for compiling the Affordable Housing Plan. 
Location – N/A

Contribution to Cape Cod Village - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $100,000
Project - Hire shared Community Housing consultant(s) to give technical assistance in moving projects forward and for compiling the Affordable Housing Plan. 
Location – Childs Homestead Rd., Orleans, Mass

Preservation of Masonic Temple Adams Lodge - Phase 2  - Near completion
CPA Funding Request - $190,000
Project - Complete the historic restoration of the iconic Wellfleet building. 
Location – 2 Bank St. (Map 14, Parcel 83)

Pond Hill School  - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $80,000
Project - Reopen the restored historic schoolhouse by bringing it up to code.   
Location – 65 Old Paine Hollow Rd.  (Map 30, Parcel 85)

Wellfleet Historical Museum Restoration - Phase 1  Outside Completed
CPA Funding Request - $300,000
Project - Remove unsafe 1921 store structure and non-historic back section and reestablish the historic and architectural integrity of the building.  
Location – 262 Main St. (Map 15, Parcel 46)

 

Special Town Meeting - November 15, 2016

Housing Buy Down Program - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $54,162 (Partial amount)
Project - Continue to serve the community need for affordable rentals through subsidies to landlords for income qualified tenants.   
Location – varied

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 24, 2017

Housing Buy Down Program - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $101,388 (remainder of fall request)
Project - This completes the request for a total of $156,000.
Location – varied

Replenishing the Housing Trust Fund - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $200,000
Project - A robust Housing Trust Fund will make funds for Buy-Downs or other time sensitive projects available any time during the year.
Location – N/A

Historical Plan & Form Bs - Ongoing
CPA Funding Request - $20,000
Project - The Historical Commission will continue with the inventory of historic homes (Form Bs) and form a plan that will include creaton of a Pamet Point Rd. historic district.
Location – Pamet Point Rd. and varied

Cemetery Restoration - Phase 2  - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $34,162
Project - The Cemetery Commission's repair and replacement of historic gravestones at Duck Creek Cemetery will extend to Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.
Location – Town-owned cemeteries

Annual Town Meeting - April 23, 2018
 

Building the Affordable Housing Trust - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $100.000
Project - Rebuild the financial capacity of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to respond to opportunities during the year.
Location – NA

Making Homes Affordable - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $100,000
Project - Offer buy down help for first-time homeonwers for workforce housing in Wellfleet.
Location – Varied/TBD

Historical Form B Inventory - Ongoing
CPA Funding Request - $20,000
Project - Continuance of Form B Inventory, upgrade of Library storage and workshop for owners of historic properties.
Location – Varied.

Habitat Homes at 2082 State Highway (Now 25 & 35 Durkee Way) - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $240,000
Project - Constructrion of two homes, one 3-bedroom and one 2-bedroom on Town-owned property.
Location – 2080 Rte. 6

Campbell-Purcell Complex, Eastham - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $100,000
Project - Contribution to the construction of 65-unit complex with 15 moderate income and 50 affordable year-round units.Constructrion of two homes, one 3-bedroom and one 2-bedroom on Town-owned property.
Location – Brackett Rd., Eastham

CDP's Cape Housing Institute - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $7,000
Project - Contribution to the continuance of Community Development Partnership sponsored seminar on Housing.
Location –  TBA

Improvements to Town Park behind Preservation Hall - Completed
CPA Funding Request - $39,000
Project - Provide mitigation planting to buffer Wesley Swamp and improve landscaping in town park,
Location –  335 Main St.

 

 

Annual Town Meeting - April 22-23, 2019

Affordable Housing Specialist - Ongoing

CPA Funding Request - $75,000

Project - Assist Wellfleet Housing Authority and Housing Partnership with planning and applications for community housing.

Location - NA

Affordable Housing Trust - Completed

CPA Funding Request - $100,000

Project - Replenish money in Affordable Housing Trust Fund to make it available as needed.

Location - Varied

Historical Plan for Wellfleet 2019 - Underway

CPA Funding Request - $30,000

Project - Continue Form B Historical Inventory, hire summer assistant, offer workshop on historical properties.

Location - Varied

Baker's Field Pavilion - Completed

CPA Funding Request - $60,000

Project - Construct a permanent pavilion to replace the seasonal tent for recreational use.

Location - Baker's Field Recreational Area

Cape Housing Institute - Completed

CPA Funding Request - $7,500

Project - CDP is offering the third seminar to understand and encourage affordable housing.

Location - Eastham Library & Preservation Hall

 

 

Annual Town Meeting - September 12, 2020

 

                                                                                                                                      

 

Wellfleet Covid-19 Emergency Housing Assistance and Continued Rental Assistance Program

CPA Funding Request - $370,000

Project -.Help neighbors remain in their homes and continue the ongoing Rental Assistance Program for qualified renters.

Location - NA

Housing Buy Down Program 2021

CPA Funding Request - $185,000

Project -  Offer funding to help the Wellfleet Housing Authority and Housing Partnership complete a housing buy down for a qualified Wellfleet first-time home owner

Location - NA

Community Development Partnership Housing Institute 2020

CPA Funding Request - $7,500

Project - Present a fourth year of the CDP program designed to develop a better understanding of community housing needs.

Location -NA

Historical Society Museum Restoration Phase 2

CPA Funding Request - $350,000

Project - Restore mid-section of the building and provide greater accessibility to the first floor of the museum. 

Cemetery Restoration Phase 3

CPA Funding Request - $10,000

Project - Continue multi-phased cemetery restoration with stabilization of gravestones and monuments at Pleasant Hill/Oakdale Cemetery.

Location - 0 Gross Hill Rd.

 

 

 

Annual Town Meeting - June 26, 2021                                                                                                                                                                

 

  

 

Contribution to Municipal Housing Trust Fund                          

CPA Funding Request - $500,000

Project – Contribution to new municipal trust fund

Location – NA

CDP Housing Institute 5 

CPA Funding Request - $7,500

Project – Contribution for a fifth year of CDP Housing seminars

Location – NA 

Veteran’s Home, Dennis - Completed

CPA Funding Request - $15,000

Project – Contribution to transitional home for veterans

Location – 1341 Rte134, Dennis, MA

Historical Museum Displays 

CPA Funding Request – $12,000

Project – Preservation and storage of artifacts in the Wellfleet Historical Museum

Location – 258-266 Main St.

Stage for Pavilion 

CPA Funding Request - $17,453

Project – Purchase of 12’x16’x 24-48” all terrain stage system

Location – 66 & 70 Kendrick Ave.

 

 

 

 
Annual Town Meeting - June 11, 2022 

Contribution to Municipal Housing Trust Fund                          

CPA Funding Request - $35,000

Project – Contribution to new municipal trust fund

Location – NA

Housing Buy Down Program 2022

CPA Funding Request - $185,000

Project -  Offer funding to help the Wellfleet Housing Authority and Housing Partnership complete a housing buy down for a qualified Wellfleet first-time home owner

Location - NA

Lily House

CPA Funding Request - $20,000

Project - Contribute to a community hospice home, bequeathed to terminally ill at risk of being homeless or dying alone.  

Location - 40 Pocahontas Rd., Wellfleet

CDP Housing Institute 6 

CPA Funding Request - $7,500

Project – Contribution for a sixth year of CDP Housing seminars

Location – NA 

Historical Plan for Wellfleet Continuation 2022

CPA Funding Request - $20,300

Project - Continue Form B Historical Inventory, provide storage, and offer workshop on historical properties.

Location - Varied

Restoration and Accessibility for the Wellfleet Historical Society Museum

CPA Funding Request - $20,000

Project - Provide greater accessibility with a new entrance, reception area, handicap restrooms and increased exhibit space.

Location - 262 Main St., Wellfleet

Wellfleet Elementary School Playground

CPA Funding Request - $315,000

Project - Construct a new outdoor playground that is safe, inclusive and accessible for children ages 5-12.  

Location - 100 Lawrence Rd., Wellfleet

 

Special Town Meeting - September 10, 2022

 

Maurice's Campground Housing Restriction

CPA Funding Request - $645,000

Project - Transfer Community Preservation funds and borrowing from future Community Preservation Funds for an affordable housing deed restriction on a 3-acre portion of the property.

Location - 80 State Highway ( Map 47, Parcel 23), Wellfleet

 
  

Annual Town Meeting - April 29, 2023

 

95 Lawrence Rd. Housing                                                 

CPA Funding Request -     $1,000,000

Project – Construction of 45 units of community housing for a range of household types, designed to serve families, seniors and individuals on modest incomes.

Location – 95 Lawrence Rd., Wellfleet

Downpayments, Closing, Repairs                

CPA Funding Request - $100,000

Project – Help first-time homeowners with down payment, closing cost assistance, and necessary repairs to purchase homes in Wellfleet.

Location - TBD

Orleans Cape Cod 5 Housing                       

CPA Funding Request -  $20,000

Project – Regional contribution for  62 rental units of year-round, mixed income  community housing in Orleans

Location – 19 West Rd,, Orleans, MA

Seventh Lower Cape Housing Institute

CPA Funding Request - $7,500

Project – Continue the series of housing seminars designed to promote affordable housing for the Lower Cape towns.

Location – TBD/Zoom

Access at Ponds and Bay Beaches              

CPA Funding Request -$32,760

Project – Provide mobility mats at two ponds and two bay beaches, and install sunshade on platform at Mayo Beach boardwalk to the beach.

Location – Various

ACC Landscaping Restoration                     

CPA Funding Request - $9,890

Project – Restore the garden around the Adult Community Center with new, drought-resistant plants, additional irrigation, mulch and weed barriers.

Location – 715 Old King’s Highway

Bandstand Pavilion                                                

CPA Funding Request - $63,843

Project – Install a Pavilion to cover the bandstand at the pier to protect users and expand activities at the location.

Location -  Marina – 265 Commercial St. (Map 21, Parcel 117)