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 NEWTON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROGRAM
COMMITTEES
& MEETINGS		 GUIDELINES
& FORMS 		PROPOSALS
& PROJECTS 		REPORTS

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Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA)

The Community Preservation Act itself (Massachusetts General Laws chapter 44b) specifies how the Act is adopted and implemented in local communities.

CP funds may be spent only on community (affordable) housing, historic resources, open space, and land for recreational use. The Act also specifies: the types of work or activities that may be funded for each resource, to ensure that "community preservation funds [do] not replace existing operating funds, only augment them."
For more information about the Act, click on the links below:
Community Preservation Act
full text
with all amendments
Sources of Funds
including how state matching funds
are allocated
Required Allocation of Funds
among community housing, historic resources,
open space, recreation land
Allowable Uses of Funds
official chart from the
Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue
Community Preservation Coalition
statewide nonprofit membership organization for CPA communities; provides technical support,
sponsors regional conferences, supports local efforts to adopt the CPA

Newton's Community Preservation Program

The citizens of Newton adopted the CPA in 2001, the first possible year, with a 1% surcharge. Click on the links below to understand how much you contribute to Newton's Community Preservation Fund read  Newton's CPA Ordinance

NEXT PROPOSAL DEADLINE
15 October 2010 (to be confirmed)
Start working on your proposal at least 3 months before the deadline. The CPC will not consider incomplete or late proposals, and proposals submitted without the advance preparation below are less likely to be successful.
First, read the funding guidelines and forms below carefully. If your proposal involves historic resources or housing, also read the checklist of additional attachments required. Then contact us for an in-person meeting, so we can walk you through the process and provide forms that can be completed on a computer.
Contact us at any time of year :
-- to ask if your proposal can be considered off-cycle (real estate acquisitions only)
-- to ask if you can use the "supplemental" rather than the regular funding process
-- for help in preparing a pre-proposal (a "one-pager"), which you can use to request a preliminary opinion on funding eligibility, seek matching funds, or make the CPC aware of a future proposal
FUNDING GUIDELINES  &  PROCESS
Allowable Uses of Funds
state chart above, revised & adapted for Newton’s program
Funding Guidelines
long-term goals, updated only as needed		 Fiscal 2010-12 Funding Priorities
updated every 2-3 years, with community input
Regular Funding Process
applies to virtually all proposals		 Supplemental Funding Process
ask at least 3 months before proposal deadline whether you can use this; applied at CPC's discretion to previously funded projects
Newton's CPA Ordinance
including regulations for public properties
that receive CP funds		 Resources & References
 including non-CPA sources of funds
PROPOSAL FORMS (read-only)
Basic Proposal Form & Instructions
required for all proposals
checklists of additional attachments required  for proposals in the following categories:
Historic Resources Checklist
Housing Checklist
CONTACT for all proposals:
Alice E. Ingerson,
aingerson@newtonma.gov, 617.796.1144.		 ADDITIONAL CONTACT for
housing proposals:  Trisha Guditz,
tguditz@newtonma.gov, 617.796.1156.


CONTACT:  
Alice E. Ingerson, Ph.D., Community Preservation Program Manager
Newton Planning & Development Department,
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA 02459
phone 617.796.1144, email  aingerson@newtonma.gov, TDD / TTY 617.796.1089