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Despite Recession CPA Helps Communities Stay Afloat

May 10, 2014: In the wake an economic downturn, the following article by Jennifer Bray from The Enterprise discusses the... more ››

Voters in Egremont and Arlington Send CPA to the Ballot

May 8, 2014: During their spring Town Meetings this week, Egremont and Arlington residents voted to put CPA adoption on... more ››

Two More Towns Move CPA Surcharge Increase to Ballot Vote this Fall

May 6, 2014: Last night, two more communities, Amherst and Essex, voted at their Town Meeting to place a CPA surcharge... more ››

House Approves State Budget; $25 Million for CPA Included

May 1, 2014: After three days of marathon sessions, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed their version of the... more ››

Manchester Passes First-of-its-Kind Surcharge Increase at Town Meeting

Apr. 8, 2014: Yesterday, the Town of Manchester got one step closer to realizing a 50+ acre community preservation project... more ››

House Ways & Means Budget Includes $25 Million for CPA

Apr. 8, 2014: The House of Representatives begins debate on the state budget the week of April 28th. The proposed budget,... more ››

State Announces 23% Projected CPA Trust Fund Match for Fall 2014

Mar. 13, 2014: In a bulletin released yesterday, the state's Department of Revenue (DOR) announced that CPA communities... more ››

State House Deciding On CPA Funding Right Now

Feb. 11, 2014: Budget season is underway on Beacon Hill, and the Coalition is advocating for another $25 million for CPA,... more ››

Recent Downward Trend in CPA Trust Fund Collections

Jan. 23, 2014: Although CPA Trust Fund collections have generally been stronger over the last year at the state's... more ››

Strong Turnout at Third Annual Kuehn Community Preservation Awards

Jan. 20, 2014: Close to 150 CPA advocates, legislators, and other friends of CPA gathered at the State House for this year... more ››

CPA Enhances State Regionalization Goals

Jan. 17, 2014: Even though CPA is adopted and implemented on the local level by individual municipalities, its project don... more ››

Stow Community Preservation Committee Seeks CPA Administrator

Jan. 14, 2014: The Town of Stow is looking to hire a CPA Administrator to support their town's implementation of the... more ››

Kuehn Award Recipients to be Honored at 2014 State House CPA Celebration

Dec. 6, 2013: The Community Preservation Coalition is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Kuehn Community... more ››

Arlington Land Trust to Discuss CPA at Annual Meeting on 1/27

Dec. 14, 2013: Come learn what CPA could mean for Arlington at the Arlington Land Trust's Annual Meeting on Monday,... more ››

Significantly Higher CPA Trust Fund Distribution Announced

Nov. 15, 2013: The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has released the Community Preservation Trust Fund... more ››

Save the Date: The 3rd Annual Kuehn Community Preservation Awards

Nov. 13, 2013: The Community Preservation Coalition is pleased to announce The Third Annual Kuehn Community Preservation... more ››

Town of Canton Seeks CPC Administrative Staff

Nov. 12, 2013: The Town of Canton is looking to hire a CPA Administrator to support their town's implementation of the... more ››

State Surplus Finalized: CPA to Receive $25 Million

Nov. 5, 2013: Today marks an important landmark in our six-year legislative effort to secure additional funding for the... more ››

One Step Closer to $25 Million

Oct. 21, 2013: The Massachusetts House of Representatives took action today on a bill to close the books on FY13, and... more ››

In First Year After CPA Amendments, Recreation Category Gets a Significant Boost

Oct. 1, 2013: With the lastest CPA project data tabulated, the numbers reveal widespread CPA activity through FY2013. We'... more ››

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