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Community Preservation Fund Allowable Spending Purposes
<br /> OPEN SPACE HISTORIC RESOURCES RECREATIONAL LAND COMMUNITY HOUSING
<br /> DEFINITIONS (G.L.c.44B§2) Land to protect existing and future well Buildings,structures,vessels,real Land for active or passive recreational Housing for low and moderate income
<br /> fields,aquifers and recharge areas, property,documents or artifacts listed use including,but not limited to,the use individuals and families,including low
<br /> watershed land,agricultural land, on the State Register of Historic Places of 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
<br /> lands,lands to protect scenic vistas,land town. stadium,gymnasium or similar structure.
<br /> for wildlife or nature preserves and land
<br /> for recreational use.
<br /> ACQUIRE
<br /> Obtain property interest by gift,purchase, YES YES YES 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.Seidernan YES PATO YES YES
<br /> v.City of Newton,452 Mass.472(2008)
<br /> PRESERVE
<br /> Protect personal or real property from injury, YES YES YES YES
<br /> harm or destruction.
<br /> SUPPORT
<br /> Provide grants,loans,rental assistance,security No NO NO YES,
<br /> deposits,interest rate write-downs or other including funding for affordable
<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
<br /> making housing affordable.
<br /> REHABILITATE/RESTORE
<br /> Make capital improvements,or extraordinary YES, YES YES YES,
<br /> repairs to make assets functional for intended if acquired with CPA funds 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 /> 8 Adapted from information provided by Massachusetts Department of Revenue,Division of Local Services
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