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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Having a sufficient
supply of affordable </span>
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: red !msorm">housing</span><font size="2">
</font><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">in Needham available to a broad
variety of income groups, continues to be a major goal of the Board and
Town.<b> </b>Accordingly,<b> </b>in the fall of 2002 the Needham
Selectmen created the Comprehensive Community Housing Study Committee,
made up of both town officials and at-large members. The Committee was
asked </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">to coordinate, research and
make recommendations to the Town about ways of maintaining and increasing
housing options for individuals and families with low and moderate incomes
and, more particularly, to make recommendations which will have the effect
of:</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">i</font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ncreasing
the amount of housing for low and moderate income residents to 10%, the
goal set by state law; </span></font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">increasing the
housing options for moderate income residents, including those who live
in or work for the Town of Needham, so that they can remain in Town;</span></font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">building housing
that remains affordable in perpetuity, as part of an overall plan for
responsible land use and open space preservation, and in keeping with
the character of the Town.</span></font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:normal">With assistance from </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">Needham�s Planning
Department and consultants provided through the Executive Order 418
Community Development Plan program, the Committee undertook a vigorous
planning program of studies and public workshops.</span></font></p>
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<b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Public Workshop 1, May 29, 2003</font></b><p style="margin:1 5; text-indent: 0; " align="left">
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Presentation of an analysis of existing housing
conditions, including key findings on housing and household characteristics,
market conditions, the affordable housing inventory and the gap between housing
inventory and need. </font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">An introduction to a range of possible future
directions for housing in Needham. </font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Hands-on, small workgroups with ample opportunity
for participants to express their concerns and recommend actions.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"> <br>
69 participants<br>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="PlanningWorkshop1Summary.htm">Workshop I
Summary</a></font><!--msthemeseparator--><p align="center"><img src="../_themes/copy-of-blends/blesepa.gif" width="600" height="10"></p>
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Public Workshop 2, June 23, 2003</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">An overview of
results obtained from the first workshop </span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">An examination of
key strategies proposed at the May workshop to address our housing needs
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Hands-on, small
workgroups with ample opportunity for participants to express their
concerns and recommend actions. Workgroups focused on concrete
strategies to: increase housing in the business districts; increase
housing in residential districts through zoning changes; retain existing
affordable housing stock and limit �teardowns�; consider the CPA and
other funding options; and create public support for affordable housing.</span></font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:normal">54 participants</span></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="PlanningWorkshop2Summary.htm">Workshop II
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Public Workshop 3, December 9, 2003</b><br>
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At this meeting the Comprehensive Community Housing Study Committee
presented the Draft Community Housing Plan, which includes a statement of
goals and specific recommendations for short and long term actions to
address the Town�s affordable housing needs. The purpose of this meeting
was to solicit public comments and suggestions, which will be incorporated
into the final housing plan to be completed in early March.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
54 participants</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana"><font size="2">The Plans have been accepted by the
Town and are pending State approval.</font><br>
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<font size="2">
<a target="_blank" href="Documents/PBNeedhamCommunityHousingPlan.pdf">
Needham Community Housing Plan</a></font></font><p style="text-indent: 0; margin: 1 5" align="center">
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<a target="_blank" href="Documents/PBNeedhamHousingResourceReport.pdf">Needham
Housing Resource Report</a></font><font face="Verdana"><br>
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