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Council questions calculations for affordable housing trust contributions as multiple tax abatements advance
Summary
Council members sought written explanations for how the city calculates contributions to the affordable housing trust fund amid multiple tax‑abatement items on the agenda; several abatement proposals were presented and at least one was deferred for further review.
Council members pressed administration for a written explanation of how contributions to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund are computed as several tax‑abatement ordinances and redevelopment transactions were presented.
Deputy Mayor and Allison Ladd, director of Economic and Housing Development, presented multiple agenda items that would grant long tax abatement terms to development projects — including a 30‑year abatement reportedly tied to major renovations at the Robert Treat Hotel and other…
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