SB 90, legislation to update and strengthen the Community Preservation Act, cleared a major hurdle this week.  After a careful review by the House Ways and Means Committee, the bill received a favorable recommendation.  This is a significant development, as many bills never advance past Ways and Means.  Movement out of Ways and Means signals that the bill has strong support in the House, evidenced by the many contacts made by your state representatives to House leadership,
 
The legislature's formal sessions ended on Saturday, which means no further progress on the bill will be made until the next session begins in January.  However, we are very encouraged by the favorable Ways and Means report and confident that the legislature can get the bill passed next year with another strong push from local advocates.
 
The Coalition is grateful to our sponsors, Senator Cynthia Stone Creem and Representative Stephen Kulik, for their leadership on SB 90.  We are also appreciative of the support of House Ways and Means, led by Chairman Charles Murphy and Vice Chair Barbara L'Italien. And a big THANK YOU to all CPA advocates across the state who took action to support SB 90 in these past weeks and months -- we have made great progress and will need you again in 2011 to get to the finish line!