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June

20

2016

Cape Cod Times
Cape: Temp workers' search for housing a 'fiasco'

SOUTH DENNIS --- The head of the mid-Cape's housing program for summer workers here on temporary J-1 student visas described this summer's situation as a fiasco while U.S. Rep. Bill Keating said he is concerned based on inquiries to his office that sponsors who request visas for workers "are not fulfilling their responsibility to provide housing."

June

20

2016

MassLive.com
Worcester: Some say key part left out of urban plan

WORCESTER --- While some people see the city's $110 million, 20-year Urban Revitalization Plan as a way to push downtown Worcester further as a destination location, others believe city officials left out one major piece west of Main Street between Madison and Hammond Streets.

June

20

2016

Norwell Mariner
Norwell: Nonprofit to explore housing at police site

NORWELL --- Selectmen have approved an agreement authorizing the nonprofit Metro West Collaborative of Waltham to do pre-development work on whether it's feasible to build up to 18 units of senior housing at the old police station site at 40 River St.

June

18

2016

Norwood Transcript
Norwood: 40Bs hinge on state's call on 1.5% threshold

NORWOOD --- The future of Ch. 40B apartment proposals by Avalon Bay and the David-Marcus Partnership hang in the balance as the town awaits the state's decision on whether 1.5 percent of its land is being used for affordable housing, which would give it the power to turn down 40B proposals.

June

17

2016

MetroWest Daily News
Hudson: Tech Drive's 176 units will put town over 10%

HUDSON --- With Heritage Properties' 176 one- and two-bedroom apartments near Technology Drive set to open in September, the town of Hudson's supply of affordable housing will be at 10 percent, meaning it will have achieved safe harbor and can be more selective with Ch. 40B housing proposals.

June

17

2016

Amherst Bulletin
Amherst: Inclusionary zoning falls 8 votes short

AMHERST --- For the second time in three years, Town Meeting rejected an inclusionary zoning bylaw. This year, residents voted in favor of it by 100-61 but that was eight votes short of the two-thirds majority needed.