October
7
2008
SUDBURY --- AvalonBay has backed away from plans to buy a family farm and build a 200-unit residential rental community. Previously, the town had tried and failed to buy the land with $600,000 in CPA funds.
October
6
2008
PEABODY --- Recently, in an 8-2 vote, the city council voted to eliminate its inclusionary zoning buyout option, which allowed developers to pay a lump sum to the city instead of including affordable housing in its developments. The mayor still has the opportunity to veto the decision.
October
6
2008
GROVELAND --- Coming Home Inc. has purchased a former rectory and parish hall in Groveland and is proposing to build 15 energy-efficient affordable townhouses for families with annual incomes of $30,000 to $80,000. Developers hope to clear up any uncertainty citizens might have about the project in the coming months.
October
6
2008
NORTHAMPTON --- The city council is weighing a request to use $225,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to help renovate an 11-room rooming house in the Florence section of the city. The grant would help the local non-profit Valley Community Development Corporation do a $2 million upgrade on the property.
October
3
2008
MARTHA'S VINEYARD ---This article contains the most detail about opposition to plans to build 11 units of housing (9 affordable) in Oak Bluffs. Since then, affordable housing groups and opponents have agreed to a cooling off period and will try again to have a public discussion on Oct. 23.
October
2
2008
LUNENBURG --- In advance of public meetings being held to discuss various housing proposals before the town, residents voice their concern about the potential impact if all 1000 proposed homes and condos are built.