While no breakdown of how many or what type of homes the Governor is proposing, let’s hope offsite construction gets a big chunk of it.
A four unit building on a state public housing development on Miller Street in Fall River, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a $4.1 billion bond bill on Wednesday to jump-start the creation and renovation of affordable housing across Massachusetts. The proposal is more than double the size of the state’s last major housing bond bill enacted in 2018.
Healey recently declared a “state of emergency” because of the shortage of shelters and the increasing number of people who are homeless. And the state has long faced a shortage of affordable housing, with more than 184,000 people on the waitlist for state public housing.
Photo courtesy of Wee House
Under the plan, single-family homeowners would have the right to build “accessory dwelling units” of less than 900 square feet on their lots.
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