This week, selectmen endorsed a measure brought forward by the Community Preservation Committee to lessen the burden of the three percent CPA surcharge paid by Duxbury residents.

Selectmen unanimously approved a Town Meeting warrant article that would exempt the first $100,000 of assessed value from being included in the three percent Community Preservation Act surcharge. This exemption is allowed under the Act without losing eligibility for subsequent rounds of funding, said CPC chairman John Bear.

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