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Watertown Marks CPA's 10th Year With Public Hearing

Watertown's Community Preservation Act is marking its tenth year with a public hearing for residents. The town-funded program, which supports open space, historic preservation, community housing and recreation projects through a dedicated tax surcharge, reaches the milestone as official…

WATERTOWN -- Watertown's Community Preservation Act program is marking its tenth year, with a public hearing set to give residents a closer look at how the money has been spent.

TOWN HALL The town's Community Preservation Act, which funds open space, historic preservation, community housing and recreation projects through a dedicated tax surcharge, is marking a decade in Watertown, according to a Watertown News report. The anniversary will be marked with a hearing at 7 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library's Watertown Savings Bank Room, where residents can learn more about the program's first ten years. Lanae Handy, listed at lhandy@watertown-ma.gov, is the contact for residents with questions.

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