Housing Headlines

MANCHESTER ---On the final night of Town Meeting, Manchester residents voted 136-100 to adopt a local housing trust fund that would be used to create and preserve affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.

CHELSEA --- The Chelsea Housing Authority has put out an Request for Proposal in hopes of partnering with a private developer in the redevelopment of Union Park Apartments, an eight-building, 96-unit public housing neighborhood on Central Ave. and Walnut Street.

WORCESTER --- The downtown revitalization plan designed to guide the Worcester's development efforts over the next 20 years has been released by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority, covering over 118 acres of land including some that can be taken from owners by eminent domain.

SUDBURY – In a letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the lawyer for Sudbury Station says town opposition to the planned affordable housing development is based on prejudice, alleging that one town official said the Ch. 40B proposal would bring "riff-raff" to town and that residents at a hearing called supporters of the project "white trash." Sudbury Station is one of two Ch. 40B proposals currently before the town and thus far the town has indicated initial support for the other one, a mixed-use project proposed by Avalon Bay and National Development for the Raytheon site.

BOSTON --- The Boston Globe's Tim Logan takes a look at development proposals currently on track for three Hub train stations - North Station, South Station and Back Bay Station - and what it means for the cash-strapped MBTA and the developers seeking to capitalize on housing and amenities near public transportation. (Boston Globe)

MEDWAY --- The town has applied for and won a $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership's 40B Technical Assistance Program. The grant will be used by the Zoning Board of Appeals to pay for consulting services to help it review Timber Crest Estates, a proposed 192-unit housing development. (Milford Daily News)