CPA Update Newsletter Archives

Each issue of CPA Update contains valuable news, analysis, updates and articles for your Community Preservation Committee.

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If you’d like to read selected articles (listed by category), see below.

Articles on General CPA Issues

Administrative Issues

Tackling Complex Financing Issues on the Path to Rehabilitation (July/August 2009)

"Green" CPA Projects: Working with CPA to Create Sustainable Communities (July/August 2009)

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest on Your CPC (May/June 2009)

DOR Announces Mandatory CPA Project Reporting Guidelines (August 2008)

Building a Better CPA Application Process (May 2008)

The Role of Grant Agreements in Funding Private Projects (January 2008)

Using CPA Funds to Hire Administrative Staff (January 2008)

What Constitutes a Majority on Votes Taken at CPC Meetings? (December 2007)

Promoting CPA on Signs at Local Project Sites (December 2007)

Local CPA Websites (December 2007)

CPA at Work in Small Towns (March 2008)

Project Eligibility

Can CPA Fund Private Projects? (January 2008)

A Review of Past Legislative Amendments to CPA (January 2007)

Determining Whether Projects are Eligible for CPA Funding (February 2007)

Do the State’s Procurement Laws Apply to CPA Projects? (August 2008)

Shedding Light on the Meaning of “Create” (January 2009)

Financial Issues

How to Increase Funding for Your CPA Program: Raising Your CPA Surcharge is an Option (June 2010)

Bonding CPA Projects (March 2008)

Educating Your Community on CPA Exemptions (April 2008)

Leveraging CPA Funds, Part I (March 2008)

Leveraging CPA Funds, Part II (May 2008)

Appropriating CPA Funds to Housing Trusts and Conservation Funds (December 2008)

Articles on the Four CPA Purposes

Historic Preservation

Preserving Historic Burying Grounds Without Breaking the Bank (February 2010)

Preserving Barns and Rural Landscapes (July/August 2009)

Preserving Historic Windows (May/June 2009)

Documents are Historic Resources, Too (April 2009)

Church Preservation Projects (April 2008)

Rules to Follow for Historic Rehabilitation Projects (January 2007)

Placing Preservation Restrictions on Historic Resources (February 2007)

Free Technical Assistance Available for Historic Preservation Projects (August 2008)

Which Historic Projects Qualify for CPA Funding? (March 2009)

Housing

Free Assistance for CPA Housing Projects (CPA Affordable Housing Circuit Rider Program) (August 2010)

Need Help with Housing? (CPA Affordable Housing Guidebook) (April 2008)

Using CPA Funds for Housing Production Plans (September 2008)

Housing Buy-Down Programs - Creating Affordable Housing Without New Construction (December 2009)

Open Space

Conservation Restrictions 101: The Rules on Conservation Restrictions on CPA Acquired Land (June 2010)

CPA Preserves Water Resources (January 2008)

Negotiating CPA Open Space Acquisitions (January 2009)

Recreation

An Explanation of the SJC Decision on CPA Recreation Projects (December 2008)