The City of Newton, through its City Council, voted to acquire Websters Woods by eminent domain in order to prevent Boston College from developing the land, a beloved conservation area.

This is another example of how the Community Preservation Act really can preserve a community.

Read more about it here at the Newton Conservators website.

It is not hard to imagine open space and/or historical structures in Burlington that nearly all citizens would like to see protected, and CPA could provide the funds.