Applications for Community Preservation Act funding will be available in the Town Clerk’s office at the Marion Town House Annex located at 14 Barnabas Road, Marion, MA 02738. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge supplemented by State matching funds in order to fund community preservation. Eligible projects must be directed towards: open space/recreation, historic preservation or community housing. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 pm on February 20 to be considered for presentation at the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
Past Community Preservation funds have been used to:
-Construct a pavilion at Osprey Marsh
-Install fencing, ADA-compliant benches and litter receptacles at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Park
-Catalog the collections and restore exhibits at the Marion Natural History Museum
-Construct Pickleball Courts at the Point Road playground
-Town House Restoration
-Preservation of Veterans Grave Stones
Committee Contact: William Tifft (Chair), Community Preservation Committee, Marion Town House Annex, 14 Barnabas Road, Marion, MA 02738, or email: CommunityPreservation@marionma.gov