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Williamstown's Water Street Project Pared to 21 Units

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Developers looking to build mixed income housing at the site of the former Grange Hall on Water Street have again modified their plans, this time lowering the number of. ....

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Williamstown Housing Trust Sets Parameters for Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program

Mirroring the Williamstown Emergency Rental Assistance Program the board created last summer, the new program will provide grants of up to $15,000 to help homeowners economically impacted by the pandemic stay in their homes.

Like the emergency rental program, the emergency mortgage grants will be administered by Pittsfield s Berkshire Housing Development Corp., which will screen applicants for eligibility and need.

The seven-person trust board Wednesday authorized a three-member subcommittee to communicate the board s decisions about the program to BHDC, sign an agreement and get the program live so it can start accepting applications.

Trustee Daniel Gura, a member of that subcommittee that has been building the program with the Pittsfield non-profit, said he expects the final agreement can be signed before the trustees April meeting. ....

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Williamstown Trust OKs Emergency Mortgage Program; O'Connor Won't Seek Re-Election

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. The board of the town s Affordable Housing Trust on Wednesday decided to move ahead with an emergency mortgage assistance program for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, approved a solution for a problem vexing a different town committee and learned that one of its members will be rotating off after May s town election.

The board member in question is Anne O Connor, who made her colleagues on that panel the first to learn that she will not seek another three-year term on the Select Board this spring.

O Connor, who occupies the trustee position designated for a member of the Select Board, noted that she brings a particular perspective to her work with the trust and all her town service: that of a resident who is a lifelong renter and who lives in Williamstown housing that was created to be affordable. ....

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Williamstown Housing Trust to Spread Word About Rental Assistance

The Williamstown board of the Affordable Housing Trust on Wednesday talked about how it can reach more potential beneficiaries of its emergency rental assistance program and how it can structure a companion program for homeowners.
To date, the Williamstown Emergency Rental Assistance Program, funded by the trust and administered by Berkshire Housing Development Corp., has awarded just more than $17,000 in grants since its inception.
The trust recently transferred an additional $30,000 to BHDC to keep the program funded. But the trustees expressed concern that demand for the program, created for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, has not been higher.
Dan Gura asked if the application process could be streamlined to avoid discouraging prospective beneficiaries. ....

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Williamstown Housing Trust Looks to Spread Word About Rental Assistance Program

To date, the Williamstown Emergency Rental Assistance Program, funded by the trust and administered by Berkshire Housing Development Corp., has awarded just more than $17,000 in grants since its inception.

There also is one pending $1,500 award waiting for some documentation, said Liz Costley, who serves as the trust s liaison to the Pittsfield non-profit. You can see that s a second-time support for a restaurant worker in town, It may be increased depending on the conversation between the renter and the caseworker at Berkshire Housing.

It s a hard time for a restaurant worker. They re trying to get more hours, but it s difficult, as you might imagine. ....

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