Community Preservation Committee

The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) shall study the needs, possibilities and resources of the town regarding community preservation. The committee shall consult with existing municipal boards, including the Selectboard, the Conservation Commission, the Historical Commission, the Planning Board, the Parks Commission, the Housing Authority and the Agricultural Commission or persons acting in those capacities or performing like duties, in conducting such studies.

The CPC shall make recommendations to Town Meeting for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; for the acquisition, creation, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of land for recreational use; for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; and for the rehabilitation or restoration of open space and community housing that is acquired or created with Community Preservation Funds.

Committee Members Appointed

NameTerm Expiration

Karen Smith

Member-Parks Commissioner/Chair

2026

Patricia Sharpe

Member-Citizen at Large/Vice Chair

2026

VACANCY

Member- Housing Authority

2024

Leigh Davis

Member-Selectboard

2024

Kate VanOlst

Member-Conservation Commission

2026

Martha J. Fick

Member-Citizen at Large

2026

Jeremy Higa

Member-Planning Board

2025

James Mercer

Member-Historical Commission

2025

Rich Geiler

Member-Finance Committee

2025