Community Preservation Committee approves seven FY 27 funding requests
Community Preservation Committee approves seven FY 27 applications totaling roughly $577K. Chair Stu led the committee through unanimous votes backing the Harvard Public Library Trustees' floor replacement at $242K (with Trustees contributing 10 percent), the Conservation Commission's $150K
Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of January 21, 2026
HARVARD — Community Preservation Committee approves seven FY 27 applications totaling roughly $577K. Chair Stu led the committee through unanimous votes backing the Harvard Public Library Trustees' floor replacement at $242K (with Trustees contributing 10 percent), the Conservation Commission's $150K conservation restriction with 3 Penny Farm, the Historical Society's Archive Digitization project, the Harvard Community Garden's $2,250 solar water pump, and Park and Recreation's ADA water fountain project under $8K. The committee also approved Town Hall bond repayment of $42,788 and $20K in administrative expenses, and tabled the Park and Recreation Tennis Court Reconstruction ($70K) to January 28 pending vendor quote review.
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Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of January 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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