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Holyoke candidates push rent control, renters’ rights office and housing grants
Summary
Candidates in a Holyoke bilingual forum emphasized affordable housing as a top priority, with several calling for rent control, a renters’ rights office and greater use of community development funding.
At a bilingual candidate forum hosted by 1 Holyoke and Holyoke Media, multiple candidates running for Holyoke City Council said affordable housing and tenants’ protections are urgent priorities for the city.
Richard Purcell, a Ward 4 candidate, said the most urgent infrastructure need in his ward is “affordable housing” and pressed for rent control and a renters’ advocacy office in city hall. “We should create a housing rights office in city hall for renters to go to for…
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