Community preservation act in Boston

By Boston Municipal Research Bureau

Subjects: Law and legislation, Historic preservation, Community Preservation Act (CPA), Proposition 2 1/2, Open spaces, Proposed, Taxation, Rates and tables, Real property tax, Ballot Questions, Property tax, Housing

Description: Discusses the Community Preservation Act (CPA), an act to add a 2% surcharge on annual real estate taxes; these funds would be used to support only the special purposes of affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation... Summarizes and critiques Question 1, Community Preservation Act, on the ballot in the November 6, 2001 election...