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File #: 24-1186    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 8/19/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/22/2024 Final action: 8/29/2024
Enactment date: 8/22/2024 Enactment #: 217500
Title: Requesting the City Council vote to place the amendment of the Community Preservation Act (MGL Chapter 44B, Section 3 to 7) on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
Indexes: City Clerk, Law, Mayors Office
Code sections: Acceptance of MGL -
Attachments: 1. CPA Amendment Ballot Question and Summary, 2. CPA Amendment Council Order

Agenda Summary

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Requesting the City Council vote to place the amendment of the Community Preservation Act (MGL Chapter 44B, Section 3 to 7) on the November 5, 2024 ballot.

 

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 To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council vote to place the amendment of the Community Preservation Act (MGL Chapter 44B, Section 3 to 7) on the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot. Adoption of this amendment would increase the Community Preservation Act surcharge on real property for the purposes permitted by said Act from 1.5 % to 3.0 %, starting with taxes assessed for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025. The three community preservation purposes are (1) open space, (2) historic resources and (3) community housing.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor