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Boston hearing spotlights fight over inclusionary zoning as developers cite cost pressures
Summary
Councilors, housing officials and developers debated the city's 20% inclusionary requirement (IDP) at a Committee on Housing and Development hearing, with developers citing rising interest and construction costs and advocates warning that rollbacks would accelerate displacement.
A Boston City Council Committee on Housing and Development hearing on housing policy on Tuesday brought into relief a familiar tension: developers and city staff said rising financing and construction costs are squeezing project feasibility, while residents and housing advocates urged the council not to weaken the city's inclusionary requirements.
Sheila Dillon, chief of housing and director of the Mayor's Office of Housing, told the committee the administration has completed or has under construction about 6,000 income‑restricted units and has used tools including an acquisition fund and IDP (the inclusionary policy) to build and preserve housing. "We have completed or permitted over 5,000 IDP units and extracted $226 million from private development to…
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