Question 2:

“Shall this Town accept sections 3 to 7, inclusive of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as approved by its legislative body, a summary of which appears below?
Sections 3 to 7 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws of Massachusetts, also known as the Community Preservation Act (“Act”), establishes a dedicated funding source to enable cities and towns to (1) acquire open space, including land for park and recreational uses, wetlands, farm land, forests, marshes, scenic areas, wildlife preserves and other conservation areas, (2) acquire and restore historic buildings and sites, and (3) create affordable housing.
If approved, the funding source for eligible community preservation purposes will be a surcharge of 1% on the annual property tax assessed on real property in the Town of Brookline commencing in fiscal year 2022 and annual distributions made by the state from a trust fund created by the Act. Property owned and occupied as a domicile by any person who qualifies for low income housing or low or moderate income senior housing in the Town of Brookline, as defined in Section 2 of the Act, will be exempt from the surcharge.
A Community Preservation Committee will be established by by-law to study community preservation resources, possibilities and needs, and to make annual recommendations to town meeting on spending the funds. At least 10% of the funds for each fiscal year will be spent or reserved for later spending on each of the Act’s three community preservation purposes: (1) open space, (2) historic resources and (3) affordable housing.”