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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2017 ATM FY2017 CPA State Match of$897,243, determined to be 21.3% of that fiscal year's CPA surcharges, and paid to Lexington in October, 2017. Article 10(a) Interpretive Signage Project- $38,400 Eligible for CPA Funding as Historic Resources. This project is proposed by the Lexington Historical Society. The project proposes to restore and improve the interpretive signage for historic walking trails and landmarks in Lexington. Thirty-two signs were initially installed in 1975 by the Society in cooperation with the Lexington Bicentennial Committee. Currently, some markers are missing, some need to be replaced, and all need to be remounted. In addition, a modest expansion of the project will be undertaken. The Committee recommends approval of this subpart(9-0). Article 10(b)Parker's Revenge Interpretive and Public Education Signage&Displays -$41,350 Eligible for CPA Funding as Historic Resources. This represents the second of three phases of a project to preserve, restore and maintain the historic Parker's Revenge battle site. The project has been sponsored by the Friends of the Minute Man National Park in col- laboration with National Park Service staff and community groups,who contribute between 50 and 75 hours of monthly voluntary in-kind support. The Friends of the Minute Man National Park have covered $45,000 of the three-phase project cost, through an Oct 2016 grant from the Amelia Peabody Charitable Foundation. The Committee recommends approval of this subpart(9-0). Article 10(c) Greeley Village Rear Door and Porch Supplemental Request- $56,712 Eligible for CPA Funding as Affordable Housing. This is a request from the Lexington Housing Authority to preserve the rear exit doors and rear porches at Greely Village, specifically the porch decking. It is a supplement to last year's $263,000 CPA request for funds needed to repair failing doors and porches, that was approved by the 2016 Annual Town Meeting under Article 8(f). The Committee recommends approval of this subpart(9-0). Article 10(d)Affordable Units Preservation—Pine Grove Village/Judge's Way—$1,048,000 Eligible for CPA Funding as Affordable Housing. Pine Grove Village, a 40-B Co-op on Judge's Way that received a Comprehensive Permit through the Hous- ing Appeals Committee in 1976, is soon be released from the terms that regulate the affordability of its 16 dwelling units. To upgrade these units and keep them on the Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI), the Town has requested a $1,048,000 CPA appropriation in order to financially assist the development and more im- portantly, to obtain permanent, affordable deed restrictions on the units. The key benefits of this article are that the units in question would remain affordable in perpetuity and the Town would gain direct control over a number of these units, likely through LexHAB. The $1,048,000 will fund the preservation of the affordability of 11 ownership units, and the acquisition by LexHAB or other Town-related agency and renovation of 5 rental units. The Committee recommends approval of this subpart(9-0). Article 10(e)Willard's Woods and Wright Farm Meadow Preservation - $40,480 Eligible for CPA Funding as Open Space. This project is part of a multi-year effort Conservation Meadow Preservation Program. In FY2015 and FY2016,Hennessey Field and Joyce Miller's Meadow were restored and preserved. This year, approximately 20 acres of conservation meadow at Willard's Woods and Wright Farm will be restored,preserved and pro- tected, as follows: • Meadow land overgrown by shrubs, trees and vines will be reclaimed, • Stone walls, serving as historic resources for Lexington's agricultural past, will be restored, • Encroachment of invasive species on the field edges and throughout the meadow will be managed, and 27