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Community Preservation Fund Allowable Spending Purposes
<br />OPEN SPACE
<br />HISTORIC RESOURCES
<br />RECREATIONAL LAND
<br />COMMUNITY HOUSING
<br />DEFINITIONS (G.L. c. 44B § 2)
<br />Land to protect existing and future well
<br />Building, structure, vessel, real property,
<br />Land for active or passive recreational
<br />Housing for low and moderate income
<br />fields, aquifers and recharge areas,
<br />document or artifact listed on the state
<br />use including, but not limited to, the use
<br />individuals and families, including low
<br />watershed land, agricultural land,
<br />register of historic places or determined
<br />of land for community gardens, trails, and
<br />or moderate income seniors. Moderate
<br />grasslands, fields, forest land, fresh and
<br />by the local historic preservation
<br />noncommercial youth and adult sports,
<br />income is less than 100 %, and low
<br />salt water marshes and other wetlands,
<br />commission to be significant in the
<br />and the use of land as a park, playground
<br />income is less than 80 %, of US HUD
<br />ocean, river, stream, lake and pond
<br />history, archeology, architecture or
<br />or athletic field. Does not include horse
<br />Area Wide Median Income.
<br />frontage, beaches, dunes and other coastal
<br />culture of the city or town.
<br />or dog racing or the use of land for a
<br />lands, lands to protect scenic vistas, land
<br />stadium, gymnasium or similar structure.
<br />for wildlife or nature preserve and land for
<br />recreational use.
<br />ACQUIRE
<br />Obtain property interest by gift, purchase,
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />devise, grant, rental, rental purchase, lease or
<br />otherwise. Only includes eminent domain taking
<br />as provided by G.L. c. 44B.
<br />CREATE
<br />To bring into being or cause to exist. Seideman
<br />YES
<br />NO
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />v. City of Newton , 452 Mass. 472 (2008)
<br />PRESERVE
<br />Protect personal or real property from injury,
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />harm or destruction.
<br />SUPPORT
<br />Provide grants, loans, rental assistance, security
<br />NO
<br />YES,
<br />deposits, interest rate write -downs or other
<br />including funding for affordable
<br />forms of assistance directly to individuals and
<br />housing trusts
<br />families who are eligible for community
<br />housing, or to entity that owns, operates or
<br />manages such housing for the purpose of
<br />making housing affordable.
<br />REHABILITATE/RE STORE
<br />Make capital improvements, or extraordinary
<br />YES,
<br />YES
<br />YES
<br />YES,
<br />repairers to make assets functional for intended
<br />if acquired with CPA funds
<br />if acquired with CPA funds
<br />use, including improvements to comply with
<br />federal, state or local building or access codes or
<br />federal standards for rehabilitation of historic
<br />properties.
<br />Adapted from information provided byMassaxhusetts Department ofRevenue, Division ofLocal Services
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