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Committee agrees to withdraw proposed affordable housing trust ordinance after members and stakeholders flag duplication concerns
Summary
After presentations from community development officials and the Community Development Authority, the committee voted to leave a proposed ordinance creating a municipal affordable housing trust off the table (motion to withdraw), citing existing local programs and potential duplication of services.
The committee on Nov. 17 voted to leave to withdraw a proposed ordinance that would have created a municipal affordable housing trust, following questions from council members and presentations from city staff and nonprofit housing partners.
Mike Dion, director of community development, told the committee that available municipal mechanisms — including the Community Development Authority (CDA) and Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds — already support acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction for affordable housing. “We receive about $1,200,000 of home funding per year,” Dion said, and said the CDA has delivered dozens of…
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