[Massplanners] Community Preservation Committee Kick Off Meeting

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One ground rule you should bring up right away is to make sure they
understand construction  and procument is centralized  with town
personnel.  I know of towns where that was left to the private group who
was awarded the funds, and it became very problematic.

I wouldn't want to discourage that group from undertaking some of the work.
Sometimes they can get donated work and materials for part of the project.
They just need to know end of the day only the town can make a binding
commitment, and has to follow procedures.

On Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 10:16 AM Julie Wayman <JWayman at town.arlington.ma.us>
wrote:

> Hi Kristen,
>
> Stuart Saginor (stuart.saginor at communitypreservation.org) from the
> Community Preservation Coalition is hoping to hold a virtual statewide CPA
> training in September which might be one helpful way to start the
> committee's work.
>
> Thank you,
> Julie
>
> *Julie Wayman*
> Management Analyst
> Town of Arlington
> 730 Massachusetts Avenue
> Arlington, Massachusetts 02476
> 781-316-3005
>
> *Arlington values equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to
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>
> From: Kristen Las <klas at shrewsburyma.gov>
> To: Mass Planners <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:35:23 -0400
> Subject: [Massplanners] Community Preservation Committee Kick Off Meeting
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> Good afternoon all,
>
> The Town of Shrewsbury Town Meeting adopted the Community Preservation Act
> in August 2020 (late town meeting due to COVID), affirmed that vote on the
> Town Ballot November 2020 and Town Meeting adopted the General Bylaw May
> 2021.
>
> The Committee has been appointed and will hold its first meeting in late
> August or early September.
>
> I am looking for any guidance on how to kick off the Committee's meeting
> in a fruitful, meaningful way that will set the tone for future work and
> meetings.
>
> Any insight you may have would be greatly appreciated.  Please reply only
> to me and I will compile the answers and send them back out to the listserv.
>
> Thank you.
>
> *Kristen D. Las, AICP*
> Assistant Town Manager/Economic Development Coordinator
> Town of Shrewsbury
> 100 Maple Avenue
> Shrewsbury, MA 01545
> klas at shrewsburyma.gov
> 508-841-8508
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