8:30AM – 3:00 PM
Massachusetts Audubon's

Joppa Flats Wildlife Sanctuary 

1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA

You are cordially invited to attend a free conference hosted by the statewide Community Preservation Coalition for Community Preservation Committees on the North Shore (from Peabody to Newburyport). The conference is intended to provide municipal governments with tools and strategies for implementing the Community Preservation Act (CPA).

Morning Session: Introductory Remarks and CPC Discussion

A continental breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 AM. The speaking program will begin at 9:00 AM with introductory remarks by Dorrie Pizzella, Executive Director of the Community Preservation Coalition and an overview of CPA implementation statewide.

Following the introductory program there will be an open discussion in which members of each of the Community Preservation Committees will share their respective experiences in implementing the Act. This session will include significant time for questions and answers and sharing of ideas and best practices.

Following lunch (provided), Jim Haskell of the non-profit North Shore Housing Trust will join us to talk about strategies for using CPA funds on affordable housing. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.

RSVP

Please RSVP by February 24, 2004 so we can plan for breakfast and lunch (provided) to Christopher Saccardi at 617-367-8998, or by email: Christopher.Saccardi@tpl.org.

Take I-95 to Exit 57 (Route 113/W. Newbury/Newburyport).  Follow Route 113/1A east for approximately 3.8 miles through Newburyport and into Newbury.  At the first traffic light after the Newbury town line, take a
left on Rolfe’s Lane (going north).  There is a sign indicating “Plum
Island/Parker River Refuge.”  Drive to the end of Rolfe’s Lane
(approximately 0.6 miles) and take a right.  Drive 0.2 miles to
Massachusetts Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center on the left.

The Community Preservation Coalition (CPC) is an alliance of open space, affordable housing, and preservation organizations that works with municipalities to help them understand, adopt, and implement the CPA. Steering Committee members include: the Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA); Preservation Massachusetts; the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA); the Massachusetts Audubon Society; the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and the Trust for Public Land (TPL).

For more information on the CPA or the Coalition, please visit our website at www.communitypreservation.org or call 617-367-8998.