State pushing for multi-family housing near South Shore MBTA stations patriotledger.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patriotledger.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Akron’s source-of-income discrimination proposal could make housing accessible for hundreds of Akron-area voucher holders Robin Goist, cleveland.com, cleveland.com
AKRON, Ohio – Akron’s proposal to bar landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their lawful source of income could make housing accessible for hundreds of Summit County families who have a housing voucher but can’t find a unit, the housing authority told City Council on Monday.
At any given time, about 350 to 650 people with a Housing Choice voucher are looking for housing in the Akron area, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Deputy Director Debbie Barry told the Housing and Neighborhood Assistance Committee.
Michael Seward: Addressing the region’s affordable housing shortage
Matt Mainville, the executive director of the Holyoke housing authority, shows left, Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Alex Morse the plans for the MassWorks grant received that will help build 88 units of affordable housing in Holyoke. Gazette file photo
Published: 4/13/2021 6:30:46 AM
After reading April 5’s article about a $250,000 grant Northampton received for affordable housing, I thought it would be helpful to note that it was part of a $5 million disbursement of capital improvement grants to 14 communities designated as House Choice Communities. It’s a good program that citizens should know about. Northampton wasn’t the only local community that received such funds, and other towns can benefit from the program, which isn’t just for subsidized, affordable housing, but all housing. This is an important program with an urgent goal given the housing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic.
By WHAV Staff |
April 13, 2021
Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas testified before the Housing Committee on a bill he co-filed on housing reform May 14, 2019. (Courtesy file photograph.)
Haverhill state Rep. Andy X. Vargas and Lynn Sen. Brendan Crighton were honored last week for leadership on affordable housing, housing production and roles in passing, what were described as, “the most significant zoning reforms in a generation.”
Vargas and Crighton were awarded the 2021 Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s Housing Hero Award.
“As the chief sponsor of housing production legislation last session in the House, Rep. Vargas helped pass the most significant zoning reforms in a generation, including multifamily zoning requirements for MBTA communities, abutter appeals reforms and Housing Choice,” said Rachel Heller, CEO of the Association. She added, “These provisions will create thousands of new homes across Massachusetts…”
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