The Small Town Housing Workgroup provides opportunities for municipal leaders and local housing advocates to learn together, network, develop strategies, and share updates about housing-related work in the region. Staff support for this group is funded by the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds as part of the Improving Housing to Improve Health Project.
Resources
2022 Materials
- Franklin County Subsidized Housing Inventory data (as of Dec 2020)
- Community Land Trusts video
- Short-term rentals presentation
- Franklin County Short-Term Rentals & Room Tax Revenue Trends
- Complete Neighborhood Initiative (MHP) Launch Announcement
- Sanderson Place – Senior Housing Development in Sunderland (RDI)
- MHP’s Housing Institute videos and slides
2021 Materials
- Improving Housing to Improve Health (IH2) Presentation
- 40R Smart Growth Districts (Bill Reyelt, DHCD and Chris Rembold, Great Barrington):
DHCD presentation 05.27.2021 Great Barrington presentation - Municipal Housing Trusts (Shelley Goehring, MHP and Barbara Carulli, Leverett)
- DHCD’s Local Initiative Program (Anna Dolmatch, DHCD)
- First-time Homebuyer Resources (Melanaie Gaier, FCRHRA)
- Regional Affordable Housing Trusts (Alyssa Larose, FRCOG)
- Municipal Engagement Initiative (Lily Linke, CHAPA) CHAPA MEI Presentation 113021
- Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy Resources
Small Town Housing Workgroup Contacts
Andrea Donlon
Sr. Land Use and Natural Resources Planner
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Jen Audley
CHIP Coordinator
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Meeting Minutes
Note: Meeting agendas are posted on the Meetings & Events calendar on the date of the meeting.
