Housing Headlines

NANUCKET --- Voters at Special Town Meeting approved a pair of zoning proposals that will allow increased building density in exchange for the creation of affordable housing,

BOSTON --- The latest report on the mayor's housing plan found the city building middle income housing at 85 percent of the speed needed to reach its 2030 goals.

WORCESTER - A federal judge has struck down two city anti-panhandling ordinances as unconstitutional, reversing his earlier ruling in light of a recent Supreme Court decision and decisions striking down similar ordinances in Lowell and Maine.

REVERE --- One week before being ousted by 117 votes by City Councilor Brian Arrigo, Mayor Dan Rizzo called for a moratorium on any residential building projects over two units, saying he was reacting to concerns from residents about too much residential development.

CHELMSFORD --- At town meeting, voters passed by a two-third majority a measure that would allow inclusionary zoning in two overlay districts - the town center and commercially zoned areas. Developers will be asked to make 20 percent of units affordable or make payments into a housing fund.

SANDWICH --- The buyer of an affordable home in a mixed-income Ch. 40B homeownership development is locked in a battle with the town over whether she can sell her home at any price, a waiver the town gave her after she agreed to reduce the number of bedrooms from three to two so she could lower her septic system costs.