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CPA Surcharge and How it Works

CPA stands for the COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT
The town of Sturbridge adopted the community preservation act which permits cities and towns accepting its provisions to establish a restricted fund from which monies can only be appropriated for:

  • The acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; and
  • The acquisition,preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic resources; and
  • The acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use; and
  • The creation, preservation and support of community housing; and
  • The rehabilitation and restoration of open space, land for recreational use and community housing that is acquired or created using monies from the fund.

The program is funded by a local surcharge of up to three percent on real property tax bills and matching dollars from the state generated from registry of deeds fees. The town of Sturbridge has elected to charge the maximum three percent surcharge on residential properties after the first one hundred thousand dollars of value and on the total valuation of commercial, industrial and personal property.