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.
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.

2023 Materials
- Downtown Turners Falls housing examples walking tour map (PDF, 757 KB)
- Rural Development, Inc (RDI) / FCRHRA presentation (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Franklin County Regional Transportation Plan Update
- Franklin County Water and Wastewater Study
- Franklin County Regional Housing Study (2014)
- Rural and Small Town Development Fund: FY24 Program Information and Guidelines (PDF, 330 KB)
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

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Note: Meeting agendas are posted on the Meetings & Events calendar on the date of the meeting.
May 2023 (PDF, 168 KB)
March 2023 (PDF, 217 KB)
January 2023 (PDF, 233 KB)