I learned a detail that some readers who follow the town’s affordable housing efforts might find interesting. Read the full article → from Southborough’s “Area” used for Median Income calculations
Last week, the Planning Board and Select Board voted to approve the Town’s updated 5 year Housing Production Plan. The plan is one element for the Town to maintain “safe harbor” against unwanted new 40B housing projects.
The HPP identifies the town’s “affordable housing needs” and recommends strategies for meeting them. Those tactics include potential zoning changes, like lifting the nearly maxed out cap on age 55+ housing developments. Read the full article → from Town to work on zoning changes to help increase affordable and diverse housing (Updated)
The updated Housing Production Plan defines the Town’s goals for diversifying housing and lays out strategies to achieve them. Read the full article → from Planning and Selectmen endorse/adopt Housing Production Plan
The Town is again reaching out for feedback from people who live and/or work in town. This time, it’s to inform what strategies the Town should take on affordable housing. Read the full article → from Weigh in on Town’s housing needs and strategies to meet 40B thresholds – Quick survey
Southborough officials need to file an updated Housing Production Plan with the state by March 22. Otherwise the Town’s “safe harbor” period for Affordable Housing projects will expire. Read the full article → from Affordable Housing plan up for vote on February 24