Thank you for your interest in Scituate’s Community Preservation Act. We hope this document will provide a helpful overview of the application process.

An Application for Eligibility is optional and those applications received by September 30, 2010 will receive an initial determination of eligibility by October 15, 2010. This determination is of eligibility ONLY and is preliminary. Eligibility and the decision on funding of an application are subject to further review by the Community Preservation Committee (“CPC” or “Committee”) during the Application for Funding process. Applications for Funding are accepted throughout the year, but those applications not received by November 1, 2010 (the “2011 Application Deadline”) may not be eligible for consideration at the next annual Town Meeting, but rather deferred to the annual Town Meeting occurring in fiscal 2012.

Completed applications are made available to all members of the Committee prior to discussion and a formal vote of the Committee at an ensuing meeting. The Committee may, at its discretion, request that applicants appear and make a presentation regarding their project applications at a CPC meeting and be available to respond to questions regarding their proposed project. Project applications voted on favorably by the Committee will be recommended by the Committee to Town Meeting. We encourage you to read and understand the attached and to fill out the enclosed application thoughtfully and completely in order to ensure that the Committee receives full and complete information in evaluating your project.

Sincerely,
Scituate Community Preservation Committee
John Bulman, Chairman