While the number of communities adopting the CPA continues to grow, those towns rejecting it do so at a greater rate.
Voters find themselves facing a record number of override votes in local elections.
School projects are competing with public safety buildings for much-needed funding, making it increasingly difficult to ask taxpayers to contribute even more. In an attempt to provide alternatives, the House's fiscal 2002 state budget bill includes a provision that would provide voters with an opportunity to voluntarily contribute to a CPA fund through a check-off box on their property tax bill. The amendment is intended to expand participation in the CPA, but it could possibly have the opposite effect if CPA opponents can convince voters that the CPA should be voluntary and not be imposed on every property taxpayer. Local officials have also raised concerns regarding the logistical and administrative problems the voluntary provision could pose. The MMA is working with legislators to find ways to deal with potential CPA problems and is continuing to track CPA votes in communities.