 Community Preservation Program |
| The Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA) provides local and state funds for affordable housing, historic resources, open space and recreation land.
◄ To learn more about the CPA and Newton's CPA program,
click on the navigation links at left.
For a slide show of Newton's CPA projects by neighborhood,
click on the photo collage at right. ► |  | News | Next Funding Deadline | | Pre-proposals are the required first step in Newton's CPA funding process and may be submitted for discussion at any monthly meeting of the CPC. The earlier you submit your pre-proposal, the better for your project. June 1st, 2013 is the pre-proposal cutoff date for projects seeking funding in either fy14 or fy15. | | Before starting work on your pre-proposal, review the 'Guidelines & Forms' page (see top-left navigation). Please contact staff by May 17th to request an optional but highly recommended in-person walk-through of the form and requirements before submitting a pre-proposal. | | The online sample form is read-only; please contact staff by May 23rd to request a fillable form. Program manager Alice Ingerson will be out of the office May 24-29. | | Next CPC Meetings | | May 23rd is the deadline to request time on or submit materials other than pre-proposals for either of these agendas: | Thursday,
11 June 2013
| | Regularly scheduled meeting. | Wednesday,
19 June 2013
| | This extra meeting will be held only if needed to discuss pre-proposals that could not be accommodated on the June 11th agenda. | | See top-left navigation section for links to: | | • | | deadlines for asking to be on and submitting information for upcoming meetings, from 'Calendar' | | • | | full agendas, pre-meeting packets and minutes, from 'Committees & Meetings' | | • | | full text of proposals submitted to the CPC, from 'Proposals & Projects" | | Meeting locations are handicap accessible. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to persons requiring assistance. If you have a special need, please contact Newton ADA Coordinator Trisha Guditz at least 2 days in advance of the meeting at 617.796.1156, via email at tguditz@newtonma.gov or via TDD/TTY at 617.796.1089. | | | Setting Newton's CPA Grant Priorities | Click here for resources & results from the Community Preservation Committee's 2011-12 year of outreach for the program's 10th anniversary, including: | • | | results from our community survey and 5 neighborhood meetings | | • | | our Community Atlas showing pressures for change on all of Newton's CPA-eligible resources | | • | | an interactive map of Newton's past CPA projects | | • | | an interactive page where you can suggest a new project or vote for someone else's suggestion | | Alice E. Ingerson, Ph.D.
Community Preservation Program Manager
617.796.1144
aingerson@newtonma.gov | Newton Planning & Development Department
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave.
Newton, MA 02459
617.796.1089 TDD / TTY | | Most files on this website are in PDF format. Download the free software needed to read these files by clicking on this link: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ | | If an apparent hyperlink in a PDF file no longer works, please ask for staff assistance in finding the document you need. |  | |
