Live Breaking News & Updates on Affordable Housing Funding Resolution

Waltham Community Briefs
WCC create ordinance to go with Housing Choice bill
The Waltham City Council recently announced a Housing Choice Ordinance in conjunction with the Housing Choice bill that was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker.
The bill requires municipalities with an MBTA station, ferry or bus terminal to create at least one district “of reasonable size” within a half-mile of a station where multifamily housing could be built without any special permits.
The council believes this measure will lower the percentage of votes required to approve a variety of zoning changes, including to build transit-oriented housing from two-thirds of a city council or town meeting to a simple majority. ....

United States , Waltham Public Library , Annette Reynolds , Joan Kuhn , Kelly Linehan , Charlie Baker , Family Health Center , Waltham Community Council , Massachusetts Coalition For The Homeless , Credit Union , Goodworks Foundation , Waltham City Council , Waltham Community Briefs , Advocacy Program , Goodworks Foundation In Waltham , Community Impact Fee , Municipal Housing Trust Fund , Waltham Community , Housing Choice , Housing Choice Ordinance , Greater Boston , Affordable Housing Funding , Affordable Housing Funding Resolution , Municipal Housing Trust , Works Foundation , Massachusetts Coalition ,