Hear Presentations, Q&A from Supporters
Sponsored by Norwood League of Women Voters
“Learn the ABCs of the CPA” is a forum designed to help Norwood’s voting public gather information about the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Question 5, is on the ballot for the November 8 election. This event will take place Wednesday, October 19, 7 p.m., in the Norwood Police and Fire Station, Community Room, located at 136 Nahatan St.
The League has arranged a panel of speakers to provide information about the benefits and negative sides of adopting the law, how the surcharge will be assessed to residents, and how the CPA has evolved in a neighboring community, which adopted the CPA three years ago. Each speaker will present information, and there will be a question and answer period following the presentations.
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan, political organization founded in 1920 – the year that women were granted the right to vote. The purposes of the League of Women Voters are twofold: (1) Voter Service: to promote informed, active citizen participation in government; and (2) Inform and Educate: to influence public policy through education and advocacy, and to take positions on substantive issues after careful study, which may or may not be of legislative concern.
The Norwood chapter of the League informs and educates the public on substantive issues in different ways. The goal for this event is to provide the public with a comprehensive overview of the Community Preservation Act that will help voters make an informed decision when they go to the polls on November 8.
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October, 2016
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