Regional and local housing authorities in Western Massachusetts have received batches of new emergency housing vouchers, which are available to certain homeless and at-risk individuals and families, but some agencies are having trouble matching.
NORTHAMPTON Regional and local housing authorities in western Massachusetts have received batches of new emergency housing vouchers, which are available to certain homeless and at-risk individuals and families, but some agencies are having trouble.
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Northampton’s Housing Partnership exploring rental fee changes
Northampton City Hall File photo
Published: 3/12/2021 3:41:00 PM
NORTHAMPTON Saying that the fees some rental agencies charge tenants to secure a place to live create a barrier to living in the city, the city’s Housing Partnership has been talking about the possibility of shifting those fees from renters to landlords but it may take a change to state law to do so.
The finder’s fees that rental agencies charge to renters were a much-discussed issue at focus groups for a study of fair housing in Northampton, said Todd Weir, the partnership’s chairman.
David Murphy eyes return to Northampton City Council
DAVID MURPHY
NORTHAMPTON A longtime former city councilor is returning to run for an at-large position.
David Murphy announced his candidacy after at-large City Councilor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced a mayoral campaign Tuesday and fellow at-large City Councilor William Dwight announced Wednesday that he would not seek another term.
“Both of those positions are open, so I’m going to take a shot and run for them,” Murphy said Wednesday afternoon.
“I did spend 14 years there, so I pretty much got the councilor thing down,” he said, adding that he is currently on the city’s Board of Assessors. “I’m not out of municipal government. I do know municipal finance really well.”