Housing Headlines

BOSTON --- Appearing on CBS Boston's Keller at Large, new Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell told host Jon Keller that one of the largest problems she will focus on is access to affordable housing. Campell was responding to a question by Keller about what is the largest problem in her district, which is comprised of Dorchester and Mattapan, as well as parts of Roslindale and Jamaica Plain. “We have to think about all strategies that will work to create units of housing so it’s not just about building more units, it’s about having a regional approach and I think he’s doing that,” she said.

TRURO --- Following last year's approval of a zoning amendment that limits the size of new construction within the town's National Seashore District, the Town of Truro is holding public forums to see how residents feel about an amendment that would extend the restriction townwide.

MASHPEE --- The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will hold a social gathering on Saturday, Jan. 27 to honor Alice Lopez, the tribe's first housing director. Lopez was integral in advocating for the 42-unit affordable housing development on tribal land that was recently funded by the Baker Administration. Lopez died in 2011 from complications following a fractured ankle and blood clot she suffered when walking the 58-acre Meetinghouse Road site in 2010.

WORCESTER --- The president of the largest minority-led multicultural organization in Central Mass. is urging Worcester officials to expand its revitalization plan beyond downtown into the city's Main South neighborhood.

LYNN --- With some new jobs, transportation enhancements and at least 1,500 apartments in the pipeline, the City of Lynn is optimistic that more economic development is ahead.

TAUNTON --- The city's Zoning Board of Appeals has granted East Boston-based Neighborhood for Affordable Housing Inc. (NOAH) a special permit to transform the Union Block industrial building into 36 mixed-income apartments, three more than the developer originally proposed. The permit included other conditions, such as requiring the developer to create an additional 15 parking spaces and laundry/recreation rooms on each floor.