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August

15

2007

Concord Journal
Concord: Proposed cul-de-sac to include affordable homes

CONCORD --- Developers have presented the town with a proposal to create 20 homeownership units on land which they recently purchased from the town. Six of the units would be affordable: Two plots would hold duplexes and the other two affordable units would be single-family homes, and all would be affordable to residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median income.

August

13

2007

Hingham Journal
Hingham: 20 unit 40B effort awaits board approval

HINGHAM --- Developers will have to wait until next month to find out whether the town's planning board will support a 20 unit 40B effort, which if approved will be located in eight buildings on nine acres of land.

August

8

2007

MetroWest Daily News
Holliston: Board unanimously approves 40B behind town hall

HOLLISTON --- The Zoning Board of Appeals gave their final and unanimous approval to go ahead with the construction of Cutler Heights, an affordable 'firendly 40B' housing effort that will be located behind town hall.

August

7

2007

Cape Cod Times
Provincetown: Land sale makes way for affordable housing

PROVINCETOWN --- With funds from the Community Preservation Act, town officials were able to negotiate a deal to purchase 2.53 acres of land from the Cumberland Farms convenience store company for $1.8 million. Four years later, the parcel is ready to be developed into 30 to 40 affordable housing units, the largest affordable housing effort on the Outer Cape. MHP is assisting the town develop a Request for Proposals for the effort.

August

6

2007

Lowell Sun
Groton: Scales back effort to protect salamander habitat

GROTON --- A 17-unit affordable housing effort which will include units for people cared by the Department of Mental Retardation is being revised, after studies concluded that the parcel contains habitats for the blue-spotted salamander.

August

2

2007

Cape Cod Chronicle
Harwich: Appeals board endorses 10-unit effort by HECH

HARWICH --- The board of appeals has decided not to reduce the number of affordable units in a 10-unit effort proposed by the Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless. Though the effort has not received final approvals, the board and developers will meet again next week to discuss a final draft proposal for the effort.