Middleboro Community Preservation Committee
Your CPA dollars at work
Local CPA revenue is matched at some level by the state. The state match comes from the CPA trust fund. Money in the trust fund comes from transaction fees at the Registry of Deeds. In recent years the state match Continue reading CPA trust fund news
From CommunityPreservation.org October 12th, 2012: Today the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) released the Community Preservation Trust Fund distribution for each CPA municipality. In accordance with Massachusetts General Law (MGL) Chapter 44B, Section 10, DOR annually distributes monies from the Continue reading Middleboro to receive $55K in CPA matching funds
This just in via email from the The Community Preservation Coalition April 23, 2012 In an outstanding show of support for the Community Preservation Act, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed the long-awaited CPA legislation Monday evening. The roll Continue reading CPA amendment passes the House
CPC chairperson Jane Lopes appeared before the Middleboro Board of Selectman to explain the article that will be included in the Spring town meeting warrant. This Enterprise story reported on the upcoming article – which is required to allocated money Continue reading CPC warrant article
The Belmont CPC(Community Preservation Committee) is in the early stages just as we are here in Middleboro. They figuring out how to proceed and implement CPA properly. The CPC’s main goal for first year is to develop an understanding and Continue reading Belmont CPC’s first steps
In recent years, there have been several communities that have had ballot initiatives to stop participation in CPA. These have all been defeated most recently in Northampton. Six years after city voters first approved it by a small margin, they Continue reading Northampton reaffirms committment to CPA
This week’s Middleboro Gazette features a story about CPA in Middleboro including useful information. Notable the article explains the surcharge that will appear in local real estate tax bills for the first time this year: According to Ms. Erickson, the Continue reading Middleboro CPA in the Gazette
In an effort to help us all learn more about CPA, I regularly post about the ways that other communities use CPA. There is possibly even more to learn from what others have done wrong as demonstrated by this story Continue reading Cautionary tale from MV
Ayer Town Meeting approved $250K in CPA funds for a combination housing/historic project: AYER — Bonnet Realty, the new owner of the Fletcher Building or “Nutting Block” at 49 Main St., secured voter approval Monday night from Ayer Fall Town Continue reading Ayer historic and housing project
We can learn a lot by looking at what other towns with more experience have done with CPA. Marion will hold a Special Town Meeting on Oct 21. Three of the articles on the warrant will seek approval for CPA Continue reading CPA articles at Marion STM