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Housing authorities ask lawmakers for procurement flexibility and tax relief for redevelopments
Summary
Massachusetts public housing officials and MassNAHRO told the committee that changes to Chapter 149 procurement rules and temporary property‑tax treatment for replacement units would speed redevelopment and stretch scarce Affordable Homes Act dollars.
State and local public housing officials urged the Joint Committee on Housing to approve bills that would streamline procurement rules and exempt replacement public housing units from local real‑property taxes in certain redevelopment projects.
Peter Pru, president of the Massachusetts chapter of NAHRO and president/COO of the Worcester Housing Authority, and Donna Brownrigo of MassNAHRO testified in favor of S‑955 and companion House measures. Brownrigo said housing authorities operate 240 local…
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