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To work with the Housing Advisory Board, Board of
Selectmen, Housing Opportunities Task Force, and others to continue
to implement the Comprehensive Plan, affordable housing goals,
policies, strategies, and programs; and to respond to changing
statutory and regulatory requirements, market opportunities, and
resident needs.
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| 2. |
To work with private developers proposing projects
under the Zoning By-Law and Chapter 40B, and on Town-owned land in
order to maximize appropriate affordable housing outcomes.
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To work with owners of current affordable housing
developments to promote maximum retention of existing affordable
units.
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| 4. |
To monitor state legislation and funding for
affordable housing, as well as federal and private opportunities,
and prepare applications for appropriate programs.
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| 5. |
To identify appropriate properties for
preservation, acquisition, and redevelopment as affordable and
mixed-income housing.
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| 6. |
To recruit and engage non-profit and for-profit
developers to create affordable and mixed-income housing. Also, to
work collaboratively with such developers to secure required funding
and provide project oversight.
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| 7. |
To work with developers of affordable housing under
Section 4.08 of the Zoning By-Law on application review, marketing,
and selection of qualified residents.
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| 8. |
To assist income-eligible households with resources
for acquisition and, on an emergency basis, rehabilitation.
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