tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-21:870654 squirrelitude squirrelitude 2016-10-11T12:54:36Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-21:870654:32047 2016-10-11T12:53:52Z 2016-10-11T12:54:36Z public 1 <p>You probably know about the 4 ballot questions for Massachusetts this upcoming election (slot machines, charter schools, animal cruelty, marijuana) -- did you know that Boston will have a 5th Question? It hasn't been talked about much!</p> <p>It's about the <b>Community Preservation Act</b>, which would establish funding for affordable housing, parks, and preservation projects out of a 1% increase in property tax (with certain exemptions) plus matching state funds. Below I've copied the text from page 5 of the <a href="https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/2016_ballot_questions_master_1.pdf">Boston ballot questions PDF</a>:</p> <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://squirrelitude.dreamwidth.org/32047.html#cutid1">Question 5</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div> <p>And here are some resources and articles I dug up, since I don't know much about it myself: <ul> <li><a href="http://cpainfo.boston.gov/">CPA tax calculator</a> to see what the additional surcharge would be. (For the 3-story house I live in in Lower Allston, the additional yearly tax would be about $70.) <li>There's an <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2016/04/10/boston-adopt-community-preservation-act/dRbhkFJnP3vC2qsgyCwhHN/story.html">editorial in the Boston Globe</a> arguing for it. Apparently 160 other towns have already opted in to the CPA. <li>Marty Walsh <a href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=20600">supports it</a> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Preservation_Act">Wikipedia</a> </li></li></li></li></ul> <p>...and that's all I've found so far, although I need to check in with one of housemates who I think has more details.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=squirrelitude&ditemid=32047" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments