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Committees: Community Preservation Committee
Community Preservation Committee Begins New Round of Funding The Community Preservation Committee is accepting project applications for the 2012-2013 round of funding. Applications are available in Town Hall in the Town Clerk's Office, the Selectmen's Office and the Historical Commission Office. The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, October 15, 2012. Completed applications should be submitted to CPC Admin Carol Costello, Engineering Office - located on the second floor of the DPW building, 25 Bare Cove Park Drive. It is important to note that this application has been revised for this year's projects. Please be sure you are using the correct application for your submission. The Community Preservation Committee reviews applications submitted by Town bodies and citizens at large for funding projects involving the acquisition of open space/recreation, preservation of historic resources, and the support of low and moderate income housing, and makes recommendations to Town Meeting regarding the use of the Town's Community Preservation Fund for those purposes. That fund is composed of a 1.5% surtax on Town real estate taxes and state matching grants payable each October 15th based on the surtax revenues for the fiscal year ending the prior June 30th, and interest on the accumulated funds. The Community Preservation Act requires that at least 10% of each year's Community Preservation revenues be spent or set aside for each of the three Community Preservation categories. The remaining 70% is available for spending on any one or more of the categories as the Committee and Town Meeting see fit. What is Community Preservation Committee and who are they? OUR MISSION: Invest in community housing, historic resources, open space & recreation land to preserve, restore, and enhance Hingham's character as a community. OUR PURPOSE: The Community Preservation Committee reviews applications submitted by Town bodies and citizens at large for funding projects involving the acquisition of open space, preservation of historic resources, and the support of low and moderate income housing, and makes recommendations to Town Meeting regarding the use of the Town's Community Preservation Fund for those purposes. Under the Community Preservation Act, funds are granted through two steps: Nine members comprise the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) for the Town of Hingham – one each appointed by and from the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board, the Historical Commission, the Housing Authority and the Board of Selectmen, and four citizens at large, two appointed by the Board of Selectmen and two by the Moderator. The Committee reviews applications submitted by Town bodies and citizens at large for funding projects involving preservation of historic resources, creation of low and moderate income housing, acquisition of open space, and recreation. The CPC makes recommendations to Town Meeting regarding the use of the Town's Community Preservation Fund for those purposes. The CPC may not appropriate funds directly, but the legislature may not appropriate CP funds without a CPC recommendation.
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