Eight units of much-needed senior housing got the green light from the Haverhill City Council on Tuesday. A proposal by Shoe City Development Corporation, owned by the Haverhill Housing Authority, to convert the building from four to eight units received enthusiastic support from councilors. The property, at 335 Groveland St. and 0 Katsaros Drive, was […]
Haverhill residents who wish to add an apartment to their homes could qualify for special financing as the city consider another way to boost affordable housing. As WHAV reported last week, state Rep. Andy X. Vargas secured a $50,000 earmark in the state budget to help residents with the expense of creating what have become […]
The Haverhill City Council this week approved borrowing $900,000 to pay for traffic improvements and infrastructure upgrades near the Joseph C. Comeau Bridge near the site of Procopio Companies’ 290-unit housing and commercial riverfront project known as The Beck. Addressing the Council, Andrew K. Herlihy, division director of Community Development, said money is needed because […]
By WHAV Staff |
Haverhill City Hall. (WHAV News file photograph.)
The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week.
Haverhill nonprofits serving the needy that may be eligible to share in the city’s allocation of federal Community Development Block Grant money have an opportunity today to receive assistance preparing applications.
Community Development Director Andrew K. Herlihy said the city encourages as many applications as possible, but grants are limited under law to 15% of the total federal allocation or around $155,000.
By John Lee Grant |
Little River dam and falls at Winter Street in Haverhill. (WHAV News photograph.)
The Haverhill City Council last night agreed to expand the city’s Housing Development Incentive Zone, a move that has the potential to bring more market rate housing into the downtown area.
The existing zone was developed back in 2013 under the state’s Housing Development Incentive Program, which provides tax incentives to developers who undertake new construction or substantial rehabilitation within that zone. The current zone encompasses most of the downtown area, including Merrimack, Washington and Winter Streets and Mayor James J. Fiorentini says the program has been a great success.