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Since being passed into law in 2001, The Community Preservation Act has helped communities across the state save public areas threatened by development, rescue historic gems from the erosions of time, and create much-needed affordable housing units. These funds are currently being threatened by the lack of state funds sustaining the CPA, while a recent bill, filed by Sen. Cynthia Creem, is designed to close these loopholes, and secure state funds for the CPA. More information on communities that are working to utilize the CPA, and how your community can realize the benefits of the Act can be found at the Community Preservation Coalition.

Local newspapers all across the state are full of stories about Proposition 2½ .

Read as single-serving, town-by-town, vote-by-vote media blurbs, they don’t pack much of a punch.

Take a minute to browse through the ONE Massachusetts News Roundup, however, and a much larger story emerges. Residents in towns and cities across the Commonwealth are talking with their friends and neighbors about what kind of local government they want and how to pay for it.