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Council approves purchase of two Mount Wally Road properties for affordable housing
Summary
The City Council approved committee recommendations to acquire 48 and 50 Mount Wally Road for affordable housing (noting a preference for veteran housing); roll calls recorded 12 votes in favor on each purchase and council instructed staff to proceed with acquisition steps.
The Committee of the Whole recommended acquiring 48 and 50 Mount Wally Road for the purpose of providing affordable housing, preferably to serve veterans. The council accepted the committee's recommendation and approved both purchases.
During roll call votes, the clerk recorded 12 members voting in favor of the first purchase and 12 in favor of the second purchase; the council’s actions were recorded as approvals. The council also approved related CPC (Community Preservation Committee) funding requests (including a $944,900 allocation toward acquisition of 50 Mount Wally Road) in corrected orders later in the meeting. Several councilors noted the preference that the properties be used to provide affordable housing for veterans.
