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Municipal association urges flexibility: transfer fee, inclusionary-zoning and 40R tweaks among priorities
Summary
The Massachusetts Municipal Association told the Joint Committee on Housing that state policy should give cities and towns more flexible tools (local-option transfer fee, inclusionary zoning, 40R/40S incentive updates and ADU support) and that municipalities want technical help implementing new laws.
Adam Chaplain, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA), and David Kaufman, the MMA's legislative director, told the Joint Committee on Housing that municipalities need flexibility and implementation support to meet local housing goals.
Chaplain said the MMA represents all 351 cities and towns and supports state–local partnership: "The MMA is committed to partnering with this committee and your…
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