UPDATED, Oct. 9: The deadline is noon, Friday, Oct. 11, for preliminary applications for preliminary applications for projects to be funded in fiscal 2026 under the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Fiscal year 2026 begins on July 1, 2025.
The Community Preservation Act Committee funds projects that involve open space, outdoor recreational facilities, affordable housing or historic preservation. The CPA raises an estimated $1.9 million in funding annually via a tax surcharge and state funds that are designated for major public investments in these categories. Arlington voters approved the adoption of the CPA in November 2014 and the first CPA grants were approved by Town Meeting in 2016.
CPA investments are financed through the Community Preservation Fund, which receives nearly $2 million in annual revenue from a property tax surcharge (1.5% of the net tax levy) and matching distributions from the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund.
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Projects funded (partially or completely) through the CPA have included the reconstruction of the playground at Robbins Farm, $400,000 for the Hill’s Hill Mountain Biking Project located adjacent to the Ed Burns Arena on Summer Street and the Minuteman Bikeway, and $120,000 to replace the roof of the 144-unit Hauser Building, one of the town’s largest, low-income, senior housing on Drake Road, according to town reports. For more on the CPA Committee’s complete report to Town Meeting for fiscal year 2023.
This news announcement was originally published on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 with information provided by the Town of Arlington and updated on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
