Community Preservation Committee

How School - Nov2022
Green CPC sign in front of Clara Sexton House in Billerica

            Contact Billerica's Community Preservation Coordinator 

                            Kerri Rufo: krufo@town.billerica.ma.us



The next CPC Meeting will be May 11, 2023 at 6:00PM via zoom

Agenda not created yet for May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023 Zoom Link Click Here


Listed below are applications that have been approved by the Community Preservation Committee. They will be listed as Warrant Article 25

1/27/22-Meeting-Review of Eligibilty Forms

New Eligibility Forms: 

Deemed Eligible by CPC on 8/11/22


Click to watch previous CPC Meetings below:

CPC 04-06-23 Video

CPC 03-20-23 Video

CPC 3/23/23-Video

CPC 2/9/23-Video

CPC 1/12/23-video

CPC 12/8/22-Audio only

CPC-11/17/22-Meeting Cancelled

CPC 9/8/22 Video

CPC 8-11-22 Video

CPC 7/14/22 Video

Applying to use CPA funds for your next project?  The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) invites applications for CPA funding on a rolling basis. Once eligibility is approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the application process will begin.  The eligibility form and application can be found below. The CPC is responsible for reviewing all applications and making recommendations to Town Meeting as to which applications should be considered for funding




Under Construction: Restoring the Great Deed of Billerica with CPA
-Click on link below to read

https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/billerica-deed



Eligibility Forms August 2022

VIDEOS:

CPC 12/8/22 Video

CPC 9/8/22 Video

CPC 7/14/22 Video


Click Here for CPA Bonded Projects

March 23, 2022 7PM- CPC Meeting Documents  Click here for ->Zoom Link

Clara Sexton House

FY 2022 Budget Admin

FY 2021 Admin

CPC Activity

CPC-TOB-Invasive Species-Application

CPC-TOB-Howe School-Application

CPC-Rec-PHR Skate Park Playground

CPC Rec-PHR Tennis-Pickleball Courts

CPC CP Plan (revised Jan-Feb 2021)

Exciting news!

https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/billerica-deed

Apply today!

Eligibility Form for Projects

Billerica CPA Application (to be filled out once eligibility is confirmed)

Once the CPA project is approved by Town Meeting, a grant agreement will be created and signed by both parties.  Please see template grant agreement below:

Template Grant Agreement

If the project set forth is a private historic restoration project, the following restriction agreement document will need to be completed by the applicant and submitted to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for approval.

Historic Preservation Restriction Agreement

Other Important Information:

Howe Historic Registry Info

Additional Howe History

Financial Plan for Howe/PHR

CPC Slides for Spring Town Meeting 2020

CPA Bonded Projects

CPC CP Plan (revised Jan-Feb 2021)

CPC Activity Report

CPC Fiscal Update

Additional information:

Community Preservation Fund Public Presentation
Watch the video on BATV

Video on the implementation of the CPC

CPA Taxpayer Information Guide FY21

Please click on link to view all Billerica CPA project appropriations 

https://www.communitypreservation.org/databank/projectsdatabase/access?field_town_tid%5B%5D=101&combine=

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a Massachusetts State Act which enables a community to create a local fund to protect its natural and cultural resources, by adding a surcharge to local real estate taxes.

In Billerica, the surcharge is 1%. Exemptions apply.

The local CPA fund receives yearly guaranteed disbursement matches from a statewide trust fund, the revenues of which are derived from a surcharge the Commonwealth places on (real estate) transaction fees at the Registry of Deeds - but only cities and towns that adopted CPA receive a disbursement match. Since CPA was signed into law in 2000, 175 communities have adopted it and benefited from it. Billerica citizens voted to adopt it on Election Day, November 8, 2016.  


For more information regarding the Act, visit the
Community Preservation Coalition website. Please, visit us on Facebook!


State Laws - https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter44B
Town By-Law (Page 23) - https://www.town.billerica.ma.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/5929 

Agendas & Minutes


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