Community Preservation Committee

Bourne residents, organizations and businesses are invited to submit affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation and historic preservation project proposal applications for FY25 Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding.

Applications are due to the Community Preservation Committee by February 7, 2024.

The Community Preservation Committee consists of 9 voting members comprising of a representing member from the Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Planning Board, Recreation Committee, Housing Authority, and four members as designated by the Open Space Committee.

The Town of Bourne Community Preservation Committee will give preference to proposals which address as many of the committee’s outlined general criteria, and reserves the right to vote to extend the application deadline if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the town.

General Criteria and details on what projects are eligible for CPA funds can be found within the FY25 Application. CLICK HERE to access.

For more information or questions, please contact Community Preservation Chairman Barry Johnson, at bjohnson@townofbourne.com


Charge

The Community Preservation Committee studies the needs, possibilities and resources of the town regarding community preservation. The committee consults with existing municipal boards, including the conservation commission, the historical commission, the planning board, the department of public works, and the housing authority, or persons acting in those capacities or performing like duties, in conducting such studies. The committee will hold at least one annual public informational hearing on the needs, possibilities and resources of the town regarding community preservation possibilities and resources.

The Committee makes recommendations to the Town Meeting for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space, for the acquisition and preservation of historic resources, for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use, for the creation, preservation and support of community housing and for rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historic resources, land for recreational use and community housing that is required or created as provided. With respect to community housing, the community preservation committee shall recommend, where possible, the reuse of existing buildings or construction of new buildings on previously developed sites.

Membership

The committee consists of 9 voting members that includes a member from the Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Planning Board, Recreation Committee, Housing Authority, and four members as designated by the Open Space Committee. The committee meets on an as needed basis.

Board Members

Name Title
Barry H. Johnson Chairman Open Space
Andrew Cooney Open Space
Daniel L. Doucette Planning Board
Melvin Peter Holmes Conservation Commission
Neil F. Langille Historical Commission
Penny Myers Open Space
Frederic Bartholomew Housing Authority
Laurianne Gilbert Recreation Committee Member
Joseph Fraher Open Space