Community Preservation Committee approves prior minutes, evaluates six grant proposals

Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of February 17, 2026

BELCHERTOWN — Community Preservation Committee evaluates six grant proposals ranging from affordable housing to athletic field improvements. The committee heard from Erika Johnson of Pioneer Valley Planning Commission on the Sports Haven infrastructure project, which aims to create at least 30 new affordable housing units with $3.5 million already secured and additional funding sought through state sources. Paul Anziano presented a Belchertown Little League field improvement grant backed by 14 community members and parents in attendance; the committee will ask the Recreation Department to make one bleachers structure ADA accessible after receiving Town Counsel Atty.

Shirin Everett's confirmation that moveable bleachers comply with CPC guidelines. Straw polls showed majority favor for Little League improvements, Clapp Memorial windows, and State Street Soccer field projects; the Carriage Grove Apartments proposal drew mixed response and prompted additional questions from committee members.

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Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of February 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.