Housing Headlines

WILMINGTON --- Selectmen have approved a 16-unit 'friendly' 40B. The four affordable units added by this effort place the town at the state's required 10 percent affordable housing goal.

DOVER --- Town leaders have formed a housing committee to research and plan how they will develop the affordable units necessary to fulfill 40B requirements.

EASTHAMPTON --- Citizens have submitted a petition to put a freeze on over-55 housing proposals while it reviews its housing master plan. The town had previously passed a bylaw in hopes of encouraging elderly affordable housing proposals, but faulty wording has allowed developers to build without inclusion of an affordable component.

BOSTON --- To diminish the current exodus of young professionals from Massachusetts, the state needs to support the construction of starter homes on small lots close to transit lines.

FOXBOROUGH --- After downsizing his initial plans, a developer hopes to receive state approval for a 40B effort to build 52 single-family homes on 25 acres of land.

CHICOPEE --- The town will use a state grant to pursue an 'urban village' concept for downtown Chicopee. If approved, the smart growth district will include 20 percent affordable housing.