Framingham Library Hosting Community Meeting On Community Preservation Act Wednesday

Press release was submitted to SOURCE by a member of the Yes for the CPA group

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FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham Public Library is hosting a one-hour virtual community meeting for voters about the Community Preservation Act on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. to help inform and educate voters about Ballot Question 3.

Question 3 on Framingham’s November ballot asks voters if Framingham should adoptnthe Community Preservation Act (CPA).

If voters decide YES, the City will create a Community Preservation Fund to support open space protection, outdoor recreation, historic preservation, and community housing. An annual 1% surcharge on local property taxes and annual state matches would pay for the Fund. Income-based exemptions are available to residential property owners.

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The presenter, Bruce Easom, is the Chair of the Town of Groton’s Community Preservation Committee, which administers that town’s Community Preservation Fund. Groton adopted the CPA in 2004.

Easom’s half-hour presentation will provide an overview of CPA, describe how Groton and other towns and cities have used it, and briefly summarize the provisions of Question 3 on the Framingham ballot.

It will be followed by a question and answer session.

Pre-registration is required.

To register, go to CPAinfoFramingham@gmail.com.