Massachusetts House Democrats will seek a vote this week on a major housing bill that combines $6.2 billion in borrowing and tax credits with policy reforms…
The redraft of Gov. Maura Healey's $4.1 billion housing bond bill includes a provision allowing accessory dwelling units by right in single-family zoning districtsMassachusetts House Democrats will seek a vote this week on a major housing bill that combines $6.2 billion in borrowing and tax credits with policy reforms designed to spur much-needed production, such as easier development of small, supplementary housing units on single-family lots.
Mariano's office said the water system expansion would"facilitate an increase in housing development outside the Greater Boston area."Sign up for NECN newsletters. Asked if she felt the bill would be watered down without the transfer tax, Healey replied,"I haven't seen and I'm just glad to know that it's out."
House Democrats want to steer $2 billion -- $500 million more than Healey proposed -- toward repair, rehabilitation and modernization of the state's roughly 43,000-unit public housing stock. Much of that system is in a state of disrepair.
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