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July

19

2016

Dorchester Reporter » Bill Forry
Boston: Another apartment complex for Ashmont

DORCHESTER --- The Boston Redevelopment Authority has OK'd a $14 million proposal by the Peregrine Group to buy and build a 64-unit apartment complex at 1943 Dorchester Ave., which is currently owned by the Codman Square Health Center and houses the Odwin Learning Center. Peregrine proposes to knock the building down and replace it with a five-story building that will include 2,100 square feet of commercial space.

July

19

2016

Winchester Star » Bram Berkowitz
Winchester: 296-unit 40B plan upsets Stoneham too

WINCHESTER --- Having failed to do a 12-unit subdivision on its property 12 years ago, the Marino family is now poised to sell its 13 acre property to Krebs Investor Group, which has filed plans to use Ch. 40B to build 296 units on the Stoneham-Winchester line, a plan that has caused concerns in both towns.

July

16

2016

The Beacon Villager » Mark Schulert
Stow: May buy farm land for affordable housing

STOW --- Acting on its right of first refusal to buy a piece of agricultural land that it had granted a lower tax rate, the town's selectmen held a meeting to discuss the pros and cons of buying the property at 241 Boxboro Rd. and using it to build six units of affordable housing.

July

16

2016

MetroWest Daily News » Brad Avery
Sudbury: Asks why town-supported housing isn't done

SUDBURY --- The town has met with the developer of a three-unit affordable housing development to discuss why the project is not yet complete and how the developer has spent $175,000 of the $292,000 the town has authorized to support the project through its local housing trust.

July

16

2016

Westford Eagle » Alexander Silva
Westford: Mulls rezoning Rt. 110 for multifamily

WESTFORD --- Following up on an idea first put forth in the town's 2009 Master Plan, town officials are working with the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership's community assistance team on possible ways to rezone the Rt. 110 corridor to allow for multifamily housing.

July

15

2016

Emily Cadick >> Enterprise Community
National: Congress passes rental asst. reform bill

WASHINGTON --- On Thursday, July 14, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act, which its supporters say will improve access to high-opportunity areas, help to address homelessness, reduce administrative burdens for housing agencies, strengthen work incentives, facilitate the preservation of public housing and improve resident quality of life. The bill now heads to the President's desk.