Community preservation act in Boston

Discusses the Community Preservation Act (CPA), an act to add a 2% surcharge on annual real estate taxes; these funds would be used to support only the special purposes of affordable housing, open space, and historic preservation... Summarizes and critiques Question 1, Community Preservation Act, on the ballot in the November 6, 2001 election...
Ballot QuestionsProperty taxProposition 2 1/2TaxationRates and tablesHousingLaw and legislationProposedCommunity Preservation Act (CPA)Historic preservationOpen spacesReal property tax