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Elm City Communities and others ask legislature to let housing authorities build beyond municipal borders
Summary
Shanae Dron, president of Elm City Communities, urged support for SB 1267 to allow housing authorities to develop housing outside their founding municipalities. Proponents said the change would let authorities leverage federal funds and scale mixed‑income development in neighboring communities while respecting local zoning and permitting.
Shanae Dron, president of Elm City Communities (ECC), told the Housing Committee she supports SB 12 67, which would allow housing authorities to develop outside their municipality of origin.
"This legislation, if passed, will enable housing authorities to develop outside our municipalities of origin, a right that is already enjoyed by other nonprofit and for profit developers in our state," Dron told the panel. She said the change would…
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