CPA

The New Bedford City Council Thursday night failed to override Mayor Jon Mitchell’s vetoes on three nonbinding ballot questions.

Hearings will be held on three Thursday evenings in January.

Voters approved the Community Preservation Act at the polls last November.

With the support of the voters, the City of New Bedford is moving ahead with the Community Preservation Act. The act places a 1.5% surcharge on property tax bills, excluding the first assessed $100,000. Mayor Jon Mitchell says the improvement projects that receive CPA funding cannot rely on just those funds...

New Bedford voters have approved the Community Preservation Act in the city. The CPA was listed as Question Five on city ballots, with voters approving it by a 54% to 45% margin. That translates into a 1,400 vote difference. The Community Preservation Act will enable a 1...

New Bedford officials and other notables are pushing hard to pass the Community Preservation Act in the city. The proposal would tax property owners 1.5% on their properties assessed value above the first $100,000. With Fort Taber as a backdrop, Lee Blake, Chairperson of the Community Preservation Act for New Bedford, says there are a slew of projects that can benefit from the CPA...

A new fund dedicated to preserving historical buildings and city parks could soon be a reality.