The proposal, according to testimony heard by the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets on Tuesday, would allow for the creation of 40,000 new homes and the rehabilitation of 12,000 more. The state needs 200,000 housing units to meet demand.
BOSTON — The state last week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded
The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.
The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.