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Norwood CPC presses Shared Housing Services for deliverables as Derby Village affordability nears expiration
Summary
Commissioners demanded a written report and the consultant’s housing list/database for Shared Housing Services, noting repeated requests and the pending expiration of affordability for Derby Village units in 2025.
Multiple commissioners at the June 24 Community Preservation Commission meeting pressed staff to obtain written deliverables from the Shared Housing Services consultant and to provide an itemized list of the housing units the consultant tracked.
Commissioners said they have repeatedly asked for clear work product tied to the $28,000 consultant engagement: a dataset or database identifying eligible housing, what is scheduled to roll off affordability schedules, and what actual outputs the consultant produced. David Tuttle and other members said the commission needs the list in ‘‘black and white’’ rather than an oral update so they can assess program outcomes and monitor risks to the town’s affordable housing inventory.
The panel specifically referenced Derby Village, whose 20% affordability covenant was described as expiring in 2025, and asked staff to request that the consultant (Sarah, referenced throughout the discussion) either submit the database in writing or appear at a meeting to explain the deliverable. Commissioners discussed scheduling routine updates — quarterly or annual — to track changes so the Commission can monitor what is coming off the inventory and whether units are being preserved or lost.
Staff agreed to draft a written request for the deliverable and to invite the consultant to present if the written materials are insufficient. The commissioners did not take a formal vote on programmatic changes but characterized the request as a repeated, outstanding action the Commission expects to resolve at its next meeting.
Next steps: staff will send an email requesting the database/list and coordinate with the consultant or ask Sarah to appear at a future meeting to present the work product.
