Community Preservation Committee backs warrant articles for Town Meeting
Community Preservation Committee reports full Finance and Select Board support for warrant articles. Chairman Jack Burke announced that both the Finance Committee and Select Board voted to support the CPC Warrant Articles at Town Meeting. The committee reviewed ongoing preservation projects
Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of March 19, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Community Preservation Committee reports full Finance and Select Board support for warrant articles. Chairman Jack Burke announced that both the Finance Committee and Select Board voted to support the CPC Warrant Articles at Town Meeting. The committee reviewed ongoing preservation projects including First Parish Church steeple restoration, now 95 percent complete, and rotunda restoration backed by 500,000 dollars in current CPC funds, another 350,000 dollars proposed for Town Meeting, and a planned 1.7 to 1.9 million dollar bond.
A revised Five-Year Plan with an updated Housing Production Plan framework has been completed and is ready for consideration.
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Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of March 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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