"An Act to Sustain Community Preservation" filed on Beacon Hill
The new legislative session began last week, and state Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) has re-filed CPA legislation that seeks to stabilize the statewide CPA Trust Fund and make other improvements to the Act. This time around, Representative Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington) has signed on as lead sponsor in the House. For more information, read the bill summary and text of the legislation.

Now, we need your help.
Legislators have until February 4, 2009 to sign on as co-sponsors, and we would like to have a long list of legislators support the bill. Please contact your state Senator and Representative and ask them to co- sponsor "An Act to Sustain Community Preservation" filed by Senator Creem.

It's that simple - just call or email your legislators, identify yourself as a constituent, and request that they call Senator Creem's office to sign on as a co-sponsor of "An Act to Sustain Community Preservation." It would also be helpful to forward this email to members of your City Council or Board of Selectmen and ask them to contact their legislators too.

Press Release on CPA Legislation
The Coalition is issuing a press release today that highlights the benefits of the legislation for CPA communities. We may be referring reporters to local CPC Chairs for information about specific municipal plans and projects.

Do you have questions?
For any additional information or questions, please call the Coalition at 617-367-8998 and speak with Katherine Roth, or email: Katherine.Roth@communitypreservation.org.

We'll keep you updated as the bill progresses. As always, thank you for your support!