Towns to see CPA dollars dwindling

Last year, 113 Massachusetts communities - including, in this area, Acton, Ayer, Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Lexington, North Andover, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford - received a 100 percent match from the state.

This year, 127 communities will be eligible for a state match. Northwest of Boston, Littleton voters approved the program last spring, and Andover residents will consider the measure this year. Belmont has formed a committee to study the idea.