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Community Preservation Committee

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is currently accepting applications for projects to be considered for funding at the Spring 2008 Town Meeting. Completed applications must be submitted by December 3, 2007. Please click on the links below for the Application and details regarding the application process.

The Community Preservation Act (CPA), M.G.L. Chapter 44B, which is enabling legislation allowing cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to adopt a property tax surcharge, was adopted by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Cellucci in September 2000. The CPA allows any city or town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to adopt a property tax surcharge of up to 3%, the revenues from which are matched by State funds. The citizens of Longmeadow voted to adopt the CPA in June of 2006 at a property tax surcharge rate of 1%.

The CPC is a town board made up of nine members. Four are at-large members and five members are representatives appointed from town boards (Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Housing Authority, Park and Recreation Commission and Historical Commission). The CPC generally meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 PM.

The Community Preservation Committee is responsible for making recommendations for how CPA funds should be spent in the four CPA program areas: Community Housing, Historic Preservation, Open Space and Recreation. The Committee welcomes comments and suggestions, and encourages people to attend its meetings and speak during the Public Comment Period.

Community Preservation Committee

William Hoff, Chair (At-large)
Arlene Miller, Vice-Chair (At-large)
Dennis Egan (At-large)
Peter Bouvier (Housing Authority)
Katherine Tobin (Park Board)
Rebecca Townsend (At-large)
Roy Johansen (Planning Board)
Steve Gazillo (Conservation Commission)
Betsy Port (Historical Commission)

Meeting Minutes/ Community Preservation Committee

9/05/07

9/16/07

10/03/07

10/16/07

11/07/07

12/05/07

12/19/07
   


Documents
All of the above meeting minutes + assorted documents below are posted in Adobe Acrobat Read format. For information on how to utilize this useful reader, please consult our Five Minute Guide for Acrobat Read.

Below are links to the 2007 CPC funding applications that are currently under consideration:
(Some of the files below are quite large in size and may take significant time to download via phone/modem connections, so please be patient.)

Turner Park Master Plan (2007-1)
Create a New Synthetic Multi-Purpose Athletic Field at Longmeadow HS (2007-2)
Community House Painting and Balustrade (2007-3)
Historical Images of Longmeadow (2007-4)
Vital Record Preservation (2007-5)
Colony Hills Streetlights and Streetsigns Restoration (2007-6)
Open Space Fund Preservation (2007-7)
Riverfront Park- River Access and Recreation Opportunity (2007-8)
Construction Assistance Fund Reservation (2007-9)
Council on Aging Patio (2007-10)
Game Tables at Molly's Playground (2007-11)
Greenwood Splashpad (2007-12)


Funding Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Application- Community Preservation Act Funding