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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000">Hello planners, I am conducting some research on Affordable Housing Trusts in Massachusetts for the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. I've reviewed the MHP guidebook on AHTs and visited municipal
AHT webpages across the state. As it appears that many municipal planners are administering their local Trust, I’m going to ask a few questions here. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000">For those communities with an Affordable Housing Trust, does your Trust receive funds from sources other than the Community Preservation Act?</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000">What do you feel are the biggest accomplishments of the Trust in your community?</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000">What would you have done differently if starting a Trust in your community today?</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Chris Skelly, Project Specialist</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#44546A">c: 413-834-0678</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
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