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Housing authorities ask committee to ease procurement rules and tax treatment for replacement public housing
Summary
Representatives of Massachusetts housing authorities urged changes to Chapter 149 procurement rules and proposed tax exemptions for replacement public‑housing units so capital dollars from the Affordable Homes Act can be used more effectively to redevelop low‑density sites into higher‑density affordable housing.
Donna Brown Rigo, executive director of the Massachusetts chapter of NAHRO, and Peter Pru (President and COO of the Worcester Housing Authority) told the committee that public housing authorities need targeted statutory relief to redevelop aging properties and stretch limited capital dollars.
Peter Pru described two bills the panel supports: H‑115.5, which would exempt renovated or replacement public‑housing units from local property taxes for the units that replace demolished…
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