Voters in several cities including Pittsfield, Holyoke, Springfield and Boston approved referendums last November to adopt the Community Preservation Act.
It puts a surcharge on property tax bills to create a fund to pay for historic preservation, open space and affordable housing projects.
Now, the process of actually implementing the CPA is underway.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Robert McCarroll, who headed the citizen committee that advocated for the CPA in Springfield.
