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The Trust prepared for Town Meeting consideration of a $150,000 rental assistance program, including $112,500 in requested Community Preservation Committee funding. The program would provide approximately 25 cost-burdened rental households with $500 for one year.
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The rental assistance proposal will go before Town Meeting for approval; the Trust did not approve the funding at this meeting. Staff will analyze whether the town-owned parcel at 210 N. Quinsigamond Avenue could support affordable housing, including soil testing and reviews of titles, utilities, and site conditions. The Trust also continued revisions to a Habitat for Humanity home-repair agreement intended to help up to six low-income or senior owner households remain in their homes.
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