Crystal Lake

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Crystal Lake Lake Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459

Rogers Street
Newton Highlands, MA 02461

Goals

Expand public parkland and the public swimming area along the southwestern shore of Crystal Lake, through strategic land acquisitions.

Funding

$3,671,500	CPA funds appropriated through Board orders (historic resources, open space, recreation), including $40,000 for City of Newton legal services
$4,164,363	Total CPA funds spent, including debt issuance and interest authorized through annual CPA program budgets rather than appropriated through project Board orders

22 January 2019 - Additional funds appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators for holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on 20 Rogers Street.

Contact

City Solicitor, Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459
dkahn@newtonma.gov
asmagula@newtonma.gov
617-796-1240

Commissioner of Parks & Recreation
City of Newton
246 Dudley Road
Newton, MA 02459
bderubeis@newtonma.gov
cschein@newtonma.gov
617-796-1500

Public Buildings Commissioner
City of Newton
52 Elliot Street
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
617-796-1602

The Crystal Lake Conservancy
Private not-for-profit organization formed to support and enhance the lake's environmental and public resources, including those created with CPA funding

Site Background

June 2006 - Crystal Lake history walk/slideshow
9 January 2008 - Community fundraising plans for Crystal Lake
December 2010 - Crystal Lake Public Park Master Plan, from the Mayor's Crystal Lake Taskforce (all parts are long documents and will load slowly):

20 Rogers Street

20 Rogers Street
Newton Highlands, MA 02461

Goals

Acquire this property, adjacent to the City’s existing swimming facilities at Crystal Lake, for recreational purposes.

Funding

$2,786,500	CPA funds for land acquisition (outdoor recreation) appropriated through Board orders, including $30,000 for City of Newton legal services
$3,278,213	Total cost, including debt issuance & interest authorized through annual CPA program budgets rather than Board orders
$22,500	Not included in totals above: CPA funds appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators for holding the required conservation restriction on this property

Proposal Review & Appropriations

Photo credit: Dan Brody, Newton Conservators

2006-07 Initial Proposal & Appropriation

December 2006 - Proposal
8 December 2006 - Appraisal (large file, will load slowly)
January-March 2008 - Letters of support
13 March 2007 - CPC funding recommendation
7 and 21 May 2007 - Board orders (appropriation)
28 August 2007 - Non-CPA funds used for demolition

2010 Supplemental Proposal & Appropriation

25 July 2010 - Supplemental funding request
23 August 2010 - CPC funding recommendation
7 September 2010 - Board order (appropriation)

2019 Conservation Restriction Appropriation

22 January 2019 - $22,500 appropriated for a grant to the Newton Conservators for costs associated with holding the CPA-required conservation restriction on 20 Rogers Street.

Project News

24 December 2019 - Conservation restriction recorded at South Middlesex Registry of Deeds, book 73980, page 290

230 Lake Avenue

230 Lake Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459

Goals

Acquire restrictions on or subdivisions of this property, between Levingston Cove and the city parkland and swimming facilities at Crystal Lake, for community recreation, open space, and historic preservation purposes.