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Arthur Athas |
26 Lynnfield St. |
978-531-5010 |
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Barry Osborne |
3 Calas Circle |
978-532-4587 |
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David Gamache |
252 Newbury St. |
978-535-8139 |
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Edward Bettencourt |
One American
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978-535-5709 |
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Dianne Marchese |
24 Lowell Street |
978-538-5702 |
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Jean Delios |
24 Lowell Street |
978-538-5770 |
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Michael Rizzo |
40 Samoset Rd |
978-535-4023 |
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Paul Carter |
68 Bartholomew St |
978-573-3700 |
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Darren Kelly |
746R Lowell St |
978-531-3789 |
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Michael Schulze |
One Fairmont Rd |
978-744-8555 |
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Andrew Metropolis |
5 Dane Street |
978-532-3310 |
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Thomas Walsh |
170 Lynnfield St |
978-531-8489 |
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William Powers |
13 Felton Street |
978-590-2621 |
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Robert Quinn |
9 Burke Street |
978-531-7360 |
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Jerald Goldberg |
4 Jones Road |
978-531-1938 |
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Edward Wodarski |
64 Aberdeen Ave |
978-531-3616 |
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Ronald Sheehan |
721 Lowell Street |
978-535-9857 |
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Steward Lazares |
2 Upham Street |
978-535-4210 |
Community Preservation Act The Community Preservation Act (CPA), approved as a ballot
question on the November 6, 2001 Election, provides a mechanism to fund the creation
and preservation of affordable housing, open space and historic resources.
The Act provides the authority for Peabody to establish a local Community Preservation
Fund (CPF) that derives its revenues primarily from a surcharge on the property
tax. The ballet question approved by the City provided for a one percent (1%) surcharge
of the taxes assessed annually on real property. It also provided an exemption for
the first $100,000 of the assessed value of Class I, residential parcels. There
are additional exemptions for residential properties. They are (1) for property
owned and occupied as a domicile by a person who would qualify for low income housing
and (2) for property owned and occupied as a domicile by a person who would qualify
for low or moderate income senior housing.
Total Funding
The local surcharge for the Community Preservation Fund is expected yielded
$375,679.77 during Fiscal Year 2002 (FY02) for the three project types:
A. Open Space & Recreation
B. Historic Preservation
C. Community Housing
Together with an estimated one hundred percent (100%) state matching fund, Peabody
should have approximately $771,359.54 to support projects during Fiscal Year 2003
(FY03). Community Preservation Funds (CPF) are available for use upon State Certification
in September 2002.
The Community Preservation Committee
The Council has established the required Community Preservation Committee (CPC)
to oversee use of Community Preservation Funds. The Committee is composed of the
following nine members:
a) One member of the Conservation Commission
b) One member of the Historical Commission
c) One member of the Planning Board
d) One member of the Park Commission
e) One member of the Housing Authority
f) Two members of the City Council
g) Two members of the General Public
The Project and Funding Approval Process
Anyone may submit an application to request project funding, provided the
project meets the requirements of the CPA and guidelines established by the Community
Preservation Committee. A standard project proposal form will be available at the
City Clerks office, the Department of Community Development and Planning, and on
the City website. Approval of funding requires a recommendation by the Community
Preservation Committee and appropriation by the City Council. Each year, upon recommendation
of the Committee, the City Council must spend, or set aside and designate for future
spending, 10% of annual Community Preservation Fund revenues, for each of the three
project categories. The Committee determines the breakdown of the remaining 70%
of funds into the three categories.
Project Categories
Community Preservation Fund monies may be spent to undertake the following Community
Preservation purposes:
A. The acquisition, creation and preservation of open space;
B. The acquisition and preservation of historic resources;
C. The acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use;
D. The creation, preservation and support of community housing;
E. The rehabilitation and restoration of open space, historic resources, land for
recreational use;
F. Community housing that is acquired or created using monies from the fund.
Examples of Community Preservation Projects
a) Open space acquisition
b) Purchase and renovation of historic structures and sites
c) Acquisition and creation of new parks
d) Provision for new affordable housing
The Citizens Vote
Statewide, of the 69 Communities that held ballot votes on the CPA, 37 passed it.
This is a 54% success rate. Fifty-two percent (52%) of Peabody voters who answered
the CPA question on the November 6th, ballot supported the Community Preservation
Act. This is surprising given that very little public education was provided on
the Act prior to the election. Even with this slim margin, in tough economic times,
we believe that the majority vote to approve the Community Preservation Act is a
sign that the residents of Peabody support our efforts on these types of projects.
In a broader sense, the passage of the CPA can be seen as support for a higher quality
of life and the common good.
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