Community Preservation Advisory Committee (CPAC)

The Community Preservation Advisory Committee (CPAC) was established by the 120th Legislature and charged with advising the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies and entities on matters relating to community preservation. Thirteen members were appointed to the Committee by the Senate President and Speaker of the House.

2007 Annual Report (PDF 215KB)

CPAC Duties

The Committee has been asked to submit an annual report of its activities to the Legislature and the Natural Resources Committee by December 1st of each year. Other duties of the Committee, which may meet no more than four times a year until 2008, include advice on:

emerging policy concerns regarding existing programs related to growth management;

State’s fiscal, transportation, education funding, school-siting and land use policies that affect service center communities, rural lands and sprawl;

tax policy as it affects land use decisions;

role of State office buildings in the continued viability of downtown service centers and growth-related capital investments and location decisions;

coordination of state and local urban transportation planning, streamlining local and state land use regulations to encourage efficient neighborhood and economic development in growth areas; and

options for establishing a State transferable development rights bank.

For more information on the Committee or to be added to the committee's e-mail mailing list, please contact Linda LaPlante (287-6077).

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Community Preservation Advisory Committee (CPAC)

2007 Annual Report (PDF 215KB)

CPAC Duties