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Council approves Community Preservation Act appropriations for parks, preservation and housing
Summary
Council accepted committee reports and passed appropriations recommending roughly $32.6 million in FY26 Community Preservation Fund projects and set FY27 administrative and reserve appropriations totaling about $39.6 million to support open space, historic preservation and affordable housing projects.
The City Council on April 29 accepted committee reports and passed measures to fund Community Preservation Act projects recommended by the Community Preservation Committee.
Committee members reported a slate of 42 projects recommended for FY26 funding totaling approximately $32.6 million, including over $16 million for affordable housing, more than $8 million for historic preservation and over $8 million for open space and recreation projects. The committee also presented a FY27 appropriations plan that splits estimated revenues into an administrative/operating allocation of about $1,763,090 and a reserve appropriation of approximately $39,587,798 to be reserved for future community preservation projects.
Councilors described the program as one of the city’s primary tools for neighborhood investment. The committee recommended passage and the council approved Dockets 0569 and 0758 during the plenary session.
Why it matters: The funding package supports park and playground rehabilitation, tree planting, historic-building preservation, and a pipeline of affordable housing projects across Boston neighborhoods, carrying direct fiscal and service impacts for multiple neighborhoods and constituents.
What’s next: The city will administer funds through the Community Preservation Committee and departments responsible for the specific projects; project implementation and contract awards will follow the usual administrative processes.
