1. The Community Preservation Coalition
Our mission is to help communities understand, adopt, and implement the Community Preservation Act

2. The Community Preservation Coalition

3. The Community Preservation Coalition
Technical assistance hotline ( )
Website
Newsletter (you’re all signed up!)
CPA Legislative watchdog
Strategy for future CPA amendments
Regional CPA conferences
CPA public relations & promotion
We are now a membership based organization

5. * Note: Figures for FY2006 are not complete

6. CPA Trends Adoption Projects Existing Communities
Small communities, western Massachusetts, 3%
Larger communities, 1%
More adoption assistance available
Projects
Mixed use more popular
Recreation/housing growing
Increasingly important source for open space & historic funding
Existing Communities
Surcharge reduction pressure in some areas
Other communities increasing surcharge

7. CPA Trends National attention
Maturing as a program/increased networking
Community Preservation Committee paid administrative positions
Funding for non-municipal projects
Local promotion of CPA initiatives (signs, etc)

8. CPA Trends Leverage other funds!
Town
Project
CPA $
Other $
Peabody
Rail-trail
$162,000
$1.36 million federal grant
Bedford
Archeological survey
$10,000
$15,000 from MHC
Easthampton
Restore Town Hall
$50,000
$50,000 from MHC
Newton
Elderly housing
$850,000
$3.167 million from HUD
Grafton
Hassanamesitt Village – open space/historic preservation
$250,000
$1.85 million from state, federal and private sources
Hampden
166 acres open space
$100,000
$400,00 from state and private sources

9. 2007 Legislative Efforts Address state match decline
Clarify recreation language
Allowance to hold deed restrictions
Administrative funds for first year start-up costs
Technical changes for city form of government
Small technical corrections
Testify on CPA bills filed by others

10. CPA Resources Coalition Website: www. communitypreservation. org Mass
CPA Resources Coalition Website: Mass. DOR Implementation Guidelines:

11. Agenda for our conference
10:15-11:45am: Morning Workshops
12:00 Noon: Lunch
(Newman Center)
1:15-2:45pm: Afternoon Workshops