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 33 Union Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108

(617) 367-8998 phone
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Southeastern Massachusetts Conference on the Community Preservation Act

Saturday, November 10, 2007, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Plenary Session:

Click here to view CPA Photo Slideshow (pdf).

Recent Developments with the CPA and the Community Preservation Coalition - Stuart Saginor, Executive Director, Community Preservation Coalition

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Click here to view or download session handout on CPA allowable uses.

Morning Workshops - CPA Implementation -

1 . CPA Financial Overview - Everything You Need to Know About Collecting and Spending CPA Funds - Kathleen Colleary, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Municipal Finance Law, Massachusetts Department of Revenue

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2 . Using the CPA for Affordable Housing - Connie Kruger, AICP, Senior Program Manager, Massachusetts Housing Partnership and Viviana Lopez, Public Affairs and Planning Assistant, Massachusetts Housing Partnership

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Morning Workshop - CPA Adoption -

How Does the CPA Work? – Basics of the Act for Communities Considering CPA Adoption - Matt Zieper, Director of Research, The Trust for Public Land and Liz Gimson, Southeast Massachusetts Field Organizer, Community Preservation Coalition

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Afternoon Workshops – CPA Implementation -

1. CPA and Open Space Preservation – Basics of Land Protection - Jennifer Goldson, AICP, JM Goldson community preservation + planning and Anthony Cucchi, Land Protection Specialist, The Trustees of Reservations

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2. CPA, Historic Preservation, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards - Ryan Maciej, Preservation Planner, Technical Services Division, Massachusetts Historical Commission and Michael Steinitz, Director, Preservation Planning Division, Massachusetts Historical Commission

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Afternoon Workshop – CPA Adoption -

Getting Into the Act: How to Run a Successful CPA Campaign - Liz Gimson, Southeast Massachusetts Field Organizer, Community Preservation Coalition, Steve and Courtney Perdios, Quincy CPA Campaign, Mark Ames, Pembroke CPA Campaign, and Gary Johnson, Mattapoisett CPC

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