The town anticipates significant state matching funds in the first several years of the program. Community preservation funds can be used as the match for other grant programs, and anticipated local revenues can be bonded to fund a large project. All CPA funding requests require the recommendation of the project by the Community Preservation Committee to town meeting, and a majority vote of town meeting. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND ALLOWABLE SPENDING PURPOSES HISTORIC RECREATION COMMUNITY OPEN RESOURCES LAND HOUSING SPACE DEFINITION Land to protect existing Building, structure, Land for active or Housing for low- and and future well fields, vessel or real passive recreational moderate-income aquifers and recharge property listed or use including, but not individuals and areas, watershed land, eligible for listing on limited to, the use of families, including agricultural land, the state register of land for community low- or grasslands, fields, forest historic places or gardens, trails, and seniors land, fresh and salt water determined by the noncommercial youth marshes and other local historic and adult sports, and (Moderate income is wetlands, ocean, river, preservation the use of land as a less than 100% , and stream, lake and pond commission to be park, playground or low income is less frontage, beaches, dunes significant in the athletic field than 80%, of US and other costal lands, history, archeology, HUD Area-Wide lands to protect scenic architecture or culture Does include Median Income.) not vistas, land for wildlife or of the city or town or dog racing or the nature preserve and land use of land for a for recreational use stadium, gymnasium or similar structure ACQUIRE Yes Yes Yes Yes CREATE Yes No Yes Yes PRESERVE Yes Yes Yes Yes Means protect from injury, harm or destruction, not maintenance SUPPORT No No No Yes, includes funding for community’s affordable housing trust REHABILITATE/ Yes, if acquired or created Yes Yes Yes, if acquired or RESTORE with Community created with Means remodel, Preservation funds Community reconstruct or repair Preservation (extraordinary, not maintenance) to make property functional for intended use, including improvements to comply with federal, state or local building or access codes or with federal standards for
The town anticipates significant state matching funds in the first several years of the program. Community preservation funds can be used as the match for other grant programs, and anticipated local revenues can be bonded to fund a large project. All CPA funding requests require the recommendation of the project by the Community Preservation Committee to town meeting, and a majority vote of town meeting. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND ALLOWABLE SPENDING PURPOSES OPEN SPACE HISTORIC RESOURCES RECREATION LAND COMMUNITY HOUSING DEFINITION Land to protect existing and future well fields, aquifers and recharge areas, watershed land, agricultural land, grasslands, fields, forest land, fresh and salt water marshes and other wetlands, ocean, river, stream, lake and pond frontage, beaches, dunes and other costal lands, lands to protect scenic vistas, land for wildlife or nature preserve and land for recreational use Building, structure, vessel or real property listed or eligible for listing on the state register of historic places or determined by the local historic preservation commission to be significant in the history, archeology, architecture or culture of the city or town Land for active or passive recreational use including, but not limited to, the use of land for community gardens, trails, and noncommercial youth and adult sports, and the use of land as a park, playground or athletic field Does not include or dog racing or the use of land for a stadium, gymnasium or similar structure Housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families, including low- or seniors (Moderate income is less than 100% , and low income is less than 80%, of US HUD Area-Wide Median Income.) ACQUIRE Yes Yes Yes Yes CREATE Yes No Yes Yes PRESERVE Means protect from injury, harm or destruction, not maintenance Yes Yes Yes Yes SUPPORT No No No Yes, includes funding for community’s affordable housing trust REHABILITATE/ RESTORE Means remodel, reconstruct or repair (extraordinary, not maintenance) to make property functional for intended use, including improvements to comply with federal, state or local building or access codes or with federal standards for Yes, if acquired or created with Community Preservation funds Yes Yes Yes, if acquired or created with Community Preservation