Housing Headlines

CANTON --- The Canton Town Planner and MHP's Shelly Goehring made a presentation to selectmen in December, explaining the benefits of having an affordable housing trust to enhance the town's ability to create and preserve affordable housing. Canton Town Planner Laura Smead plans to do similar outreach to the housing authority and the Canton Community Preservation Committee, which oversees funds that could help fund the trust.

NANTUCKET --- In reaction to stories like the nurse who has lived in eight expensive or makeshift apartments since coming to the island to work three years ago, Nantucket College Hospital is hoping to get approval to turn one of its buildings into 83 units of housing for staff.

BOSTON --- In the latest indication of the development interest for Roxbury's Dudley Square, Yawu Miller of the Bay State Banner reports that a "slew of developers" have submitted 13 proposals for four city parcels that are currently being used as parking lots, including a former police sub-station site. The sites could potentially yield the neighborhood commercial development, parking and up to 360 units of housing.

STERLING --- Residents in the Chace Hill Road area are taking a strong stand against a plan to build 16 mixed-income homes on a former 12.5-acre site, saying the new homes would add municipal costs and urging the town to buy the property to prevent its development.

BOSTON --- South Boston residents aren't too happy about a plan by Redgate Capital Partners and Hilco Redevelopment to turn the old Edison power plant into 1,300 condominiums, submitting a letter to Boston's planning authority that was signed by 1,000 residents. City Councilor Ed Flynn summed up the neighborhood's feelings, saying residents want to see more housing for families and seniors, not rich out-of-towners.

BOSTON --- Noting his ability to work with businesses and across party lines, the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership has named the Baker Administration's Jay Ash as its new CEO. Mike Kennealy will take over Ash’s job as the state’s housing and economic development secretary. Ash will lead a group of 17 CEOs, nearly all of who run companies that are top employers in the state.