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<font face="Verdana" size="2">On May 29<sup>th</sup> nearly 100 Needham
citizens gathered at the Pollard School to discuss their concerns about
housing in Needham, what housing actions they thought the Town should
take, and what obstacles to those actions they foresaw. Working in small
groups following initial background presentations, participants produced a
rich and largely consistent array of suggestions. Those results now
provide guidance for efforts leading to a second workshop to be held on
June 23<sup>rd</sup> at 7:15 in the Pollard School to explore potential
housing actions in more detail.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Those who attended included some housing
advocates, some neighborhood advocates recently faced with threatening
development, some Town officials, and other interested citizens. The �red
dot voting� that followed the small group presentations gives a clear
picture of their preferences. Broad agreement was found to exist despite
the diversity of orientations towards housing among those who attended.
People want to retain socio-economic diversity in the Town and see housing
price escalation as threatening that. They are concerned that among
others, young starter households and many seniors are systematically being
priced out of the community. They want to see diversity throughout the
town, avoiding out-of-scale developments and over-concentrations of any
one level of housing.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">More than any other action, participants saw
zoning and other regulatory change as important for the Town to pursue.
Changing rules to facilitate compatible housing in downtown and certain
other business areas drew large support. So, too, did a variety of
measures that might apply in residential areas, such as authorizing
accessory dwellings. Controlling tear-downs was also heavily supported,
though skepticism has been expressed about feasibility. Other regulatory
devices such as mandated inclusion of affordable units in new development
and requiring housing impact fees (�linkage�) from new business
development drew support. Other ways of raising necessary funding were
frequently mentioned, including revisiting the potential of the Community
Preservation Act (CPA) in Needham.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Even before changing zoning, people felt the
need for careful planning, both comprehensive planning and housing
planning, which of course is exactly that in which they were
participating.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Although those participating quickly reached
agreements among themselves, many didn�t see that as being true for the
Town as a whole, a judgment disputed by some others. Cited obstacles
included lack of agreement on the need for affordable housing, on the
appropriateness of such housing in �my neighborhood,� and more
fundamentally on principles. Interestingly, there was less agreement
about obstacles than on what actions the Town should take. That wide
agreement on the directions to be pursued will be the central topic of the
June 23<sup>rd</sup> workshop.</font></p>
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