Community Preservation Fund/Community Preservation Committee

Background
In the spring of 2005, Falmouth adopted the Community Preservation Act, M.G.L. Ch. 44B, establishing a special fund of monies, the Community Preservation Fund, to be appropriated and spent for certain open space, historic resources, and affordable housing purposes.  In 2012, recreation was included in this list of categories of allowable expenditures.  

Mission Statement 

In accordance with the statute, the Falmouth Community Preservation Committee (CPC) was formed for the purpose of considering projects and making recommendations to Town Meeting for appropriations from the Community Preservation Fund.  The CPC meets regularly, primarily to review applications for projects in the four funding areas, but also to conduct other necessary business as part of its function as steward of the Falmouth Community Preservation Fund.

Meetings  

  • 6:00 p.m. 
  • In most cases - Jan thru Aug - second Thursday of month; Sept & Oct - 2nd and 4th Thursdays; Nov - 1st and 3rd Thursdays; Dec - 1st and 3rd Thursday
Until further notice, CPC will Meet in Person at 6 p.m.

School Administration Building, Main Floor Conference Room

340 Teaticket Highway
East Falmouth, MA  02536

Office Hours - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - 8:00 to 4:30 p.m.
 

Announcements

Annual Funding Rounds

Time-Urgent Applications for November Town Meetings - Due Mid-April 

   Time-urgent applications must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  1. Risk of significant loss of funding
  2. Risk to public safety or risk of damage to or loss of a Town asset
  3. Unforeseen necessity, uncovered during implementation of a previously funded project, or expansion of the project's scope of work

Applications for April Town Meetings - Due Mid-August

Applications for Funding

The 2023 funding round applications and deadlines will be posted here in January 2023. 

2022 Needs Assessment Hearing

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 Needs Assessment Public Hearing!     See Summary Report with all comments received posted below under "2022 Needs Assessment". 

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.             

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

Documents

  1. CP Calendar 2022-2023 Approved 1-13-2022
  2. Community Preservation Fund Allowable Spending Purposes (PDF)
  3. Sample Letter of Agreement (LOA) for CP Fund Municipal Projects - November 2016 (PDF)
  4. Sample Letter of Agreement (LOA) for CP Fund Non-Municipal Projects - November 2016 (PDF)
  5. Secretary of the Interior's Standards - Full 182-Page Document (PDF)
  6. Secretary of the Interior's Standards - Presentation by Eric Dray, April 14, 2016 (PDF)
  7. Housing Production Plan - Final - 1 7 19
  8. Master Plan Report Falmouth - Final - 2-21-2017
  9. Condition Rating Report 6-3-2015
  10. 2022 Community Preservation Plan - Approved 8 25 2022
  11. 2022 CPC Operating Procedures - Approved 8 25 2022

Application Forms 

  1. Community Preservation Fund Allowable Spending Purposes (PDF)
  2. CP Fund Application Hist Pres - Deadline 8-10-2022 rev
  3. CP Fund Application CH OS Rec- Deadline 8-10-2022 rev

2022 Needs Assessment

  1. 2022 Needs Assessment Hearing Report 3-10-2022
  2. HAC Presentation Falmouth CPC 2022

Community Preservation Projects 2005-2021

  1. Community Housing Projects Through June 2021 TM
  2. Historic Preservation Projects Through June 2021 TM
  3. Open Space Projects Through June 2021 TM
  4. Recreation Projects Through June 2021 TM