Community Preservation Committee
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a smart growth tool that helps communities preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreational facilities. CPA also helps strengthen the state and local economies by expanding housing opportunities and construction jobs for the Commonwealth's workforce, and by supporting the tourism industry through preservation of the Commonwealth’s historic and natural resources.
CPA allows communities to create a local Community Preservation Fund for open space protection, historic preservation, affordable housing and outdoor recreation. Community preservation monies are raised locally through the imposition of a surcharge of not more than 3% of the tax levy against real property, and municipalities must adopt CPA by ballot referendum. To date, 172 municipalities including Acushnet have adopted CPA.
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Committee Members
Name | Title | Appointed By | Term Expires |
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Member | Conservation | 2026 | |
Robert Gilmore, Jr.
| Member | Historical Commission | 2026 |
Vacancy Vacancy
| Member | Housing Authority | 2025 |
Chad W. LeClair
| Member | Park & Recreation | 2024 |
Vacancy Vacancy
| Chairman | Planning Board | 2024 |
Vacancy Vacancy
| Member | Selectmen | 2024 |
Cathy Murray
| Member | Selectmen | 2025 |
Vacancy Vacancy
| Member | Selectmen | 2025 |
Member | Selectmen | 2026 |