Join us at the Melrose Affordable Housing Forum
Melrose residents are invited to join local officials and community members at the Melrose Affordable Housing Forum taking place on Thursday, February 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Shalom, located at 21 E. Foster Street.
During the forum, speakers will discuss the current state of affordable housing in Melrose and ways to expand its supply, quality, and accessibility to help further the City's mission of making Melrose open to all. Speakers will include:
- Mayor Paul Brodeur, City of Melrose
- Denise Gaffey, City Planner, City of Melrose
- Ellen Connolly, Chairperson, Melrose Housing Authority
- Dana LeWinter, Municipal Engagement Director at Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
The event has been organized in partnership with Greater Boston Interfaith Organization's (GBIO) Housing Justice Campaign and Temple Beth Shalom.
For questions, please contact Temple Beth Shalom Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal at Rabbi@tbsma.org.
Affordable Housing in Melrose
In 2004, the City of Melrose adopted the Affordable Housing Incentive Program Ordinance (Section 235-73.1 of the Melrose Zoning Ordinance). This regulation requires that residential and mixed-use development of a certain size include 15 percent of the units as affordable to households making up to 80 percent of the metropolitan Boston area median income as defined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The units are made available through a lottery for eligible households approved by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Planning and Community Development. The Office of Planning and Community Development has overseen lotteries for over 100 condominium and rental units. The Office of Planning and Community Development does not own or manage any affordable units in Melrose. To learn more, visit www.cityofmelrose.org/office-planning-and-community-development/pages/affordable-housing