I wrote about the NH Work Force Housing planning requirement previously. When I reviewed the idea, I did not notice the requirement that towns accommodate a 60% of median income target. From this Concord Monitor article, Workforce housing changes on ballots ; Towns scramble to comply with new law, it appears that the communities in NH are having a hard time meeting this mandate within their local by-laws. I continue to think that this type of a mandate is important, and should be looked at here in Massachusetts as well, with the caveat, that Chapter 40B would go by the wayside.
It should be noted that this statute seeks the ability to create affordable housing, it is not a sheer housing construction numbers game that some feel is necessary here in Massachusetts.
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