Sudbury CPC plans public forum on CPA funds and votes against petition to cut surcharge

The Town of Sudbury Community Preservation Committee on an unspecified March meeting reviewed draft outreach materials for a public forum on Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds and voted not to support a citizen petition to reduce the CPA surcharge from 3% to 1.5%.

The committee set a public forum for the 16th at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to present a PowerPoint, a trifold handout and one-page materials about how CPA funds have been used and to solicit public input on future priorities. Committee members and staff discussed tightening slides, reducing wordy criteria slides, including a clear budget handout and showing year-by-year and individual tax-bill impacts rather than only all-time totals. Adam (staff) said, “Fewer slides is better. More graphics is better.” Committee members asked that the presentation explain the statutory basis for CPA and note the relevant town bylaw so the public understands the legal and…