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CPC members review CPA match history, debate middle-school field and historic-window requests
Summary
The Financial Planning Committee spent substantial time reviewing CPA matching history and available reserves, and examined three CPC applications — Blake Street Park, a middle-school field renovation and a Historical Society window restoration — asking for clearer cost bids and scheduling before final recommendations.
Committee members and residents discussed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) framework, recent state matching history and the current slate of CPC applications during the Dec. 9 Financial Planning Committee meeting. John Campbell, a longtime CPC participant, summarized the law’s purpose and benefits, saying CPA "could give us a resource to pay for or contribute to capital projects that we wouldn't normally have."
The committee reviewed match history and balances. Members said town matching was much…
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