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Needham committee weighs education and outreach on housing and restrictive zoning
Summary
Committee members discussed holding public education and speaker events about restrictive zoning, redlining and the links among zoning, segregation and opportunity; members said they view housing as a human-rights issue and proposed using available committee funds to host programs.
The Town of Needham Human Rights Committee discussed taking a more active educational role on housing issues, including restrictive zoning and the historical role of deed covenants and redlining.
Committee members described recent local debates over housing and said they want to host educational programming that explains how land-use rules intersect with segregation, class and access to opportunity.…
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