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Remember to sign up for fall trust training

BOSTON --- Given the limited mission of Municipal Affordable Housing Trusts (MAHT) as defined in MGL Ch. 44, Sec 55c, MAHTs that use Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for all allowable CPA community housing uses have been in a quandary. Some may not even realize it.

WESTFORD --- A story with roots stretching back to 2001 when MHP’s Rita Farrell traveled to Westford to learn about the town’s plans to turn a sand pit into housing reached another milestone earlier this summer when local leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of Stony Brook, Phase II.

NORTHAMPTON --- MHP and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) invite local officials and board members to a workshop on Chapter 40B, the Comprehensive Permit law. The workshop will be held on Monday, Sept. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Northampton Senior Center.

BOSTON --- In its ongoing effort to help communities increase their supply of affordable housing, MHP is pleased to announce an upcoming training and additional information about support available to communities that have or want to create municipal affordable housing trusts.

REVERE --- An historic downtown corner that was once a popular rest point for stagecoaches and featured a post office run by Horatio Alger's father has been transformed from an abandoned property into new homes for seniors.

WILLIAMSTOWN --- After he helped draft the Community Preservation Act, Bob Kuehn traveled to Williamstown and saw a factory that epitomized his vision. This spring, local officials and funders gathered to celebrate Kuehn's memory and the transformation of Cable Mills into multifamily housing.