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