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The Community Preservation Act Ad Hoc Committee is comprised of 7 voting members, and one non-voting member, to be appointed by the Select Board, and is charged with facilitating communications with community leaders, Town Administration, Town Meeting Members, the Select Board, local community groups, and the statewide Community Preservation Coalition, to share information regarding the opportunities and challenges when adopting the Community Preservation Act (CPA). The Committee will study the merits of the CPA and the various methods for adoption and present its findings to the Select Board in time to achieve a Town Meeting vote no later than the 2026 Annual Town Meeting that accommodates the November 3, 2026 state election; said committee to sunset on May 31, 2026, unless extended.  

Members will be comprised of:

6 ex-officio voting members: 

• Select Board member
• Recreation Committee member
• Historical Commission member
• Housing Authority member
• Finance Committee member
• Conservation Commission Member

And 1 resident who will apply directly to the Select Board with preference given to current or past members of either trails committee, town forest committee or conservation commission.  

And 1 non-voting member who shall not count towards quorum who is the Director of Reading Housing Authority