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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Christopher,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In Lincoln we have CPC funding. But we also passed an Inclusionary Zoning bylaw some time ago that requires 15% affordable units in any development over 5 units. As an alternative, developers can pay to avoid the requirement. In the past we have required developers to contribute $250,000 per unit for such avoidance, and the proceeds have gone to the our Affordable Housing Trust, and this has resulted in significant funding, in addition to CPC, to promote affordable housing. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Gary Taylor</p><p class=MsoNormal>Planning Board</p><p class=MsoNormal>Lincoln</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">Christopher Skelly via MassPlanners</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 4, 2021 5:27 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Massplanners] Municipal Affordable Housing Trusts</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For those communities with an Affordable Housing Trust, does your Trust receive funds from sources other than the Community Preservation Act?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What do you feel are the biggest accomplishments of the Trust in your community?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What would you have done differently if starting a Trust in your community today?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=Signature><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=732 style='width:548.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:7.55pt'><td width=88 rowspan=5 valign=top style='width:66.3pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:7.55pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <img border=0 width=74 height=86 style='width:.775in;height:.8916in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:cbc38b40-c54c-4ccc-abf9-d1a78c3c7860"></span></p></td><td width=643 valign=top style='width:482.45pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:7.55pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><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></td></tr><tr style='height:7.55pt'><td width=643 valign=top style='width:482.45pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:7.55pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>1 Fenn St., Suite 201 | Pittsfield, MA 01201</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:8.5pt'><td width=643 valign=top style='width:482.45pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:8.5pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><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></td></tr><tr style='height:7.55pt'><td width=643 valign=top style='width:482.45pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:7.55pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:cskelly@berkshireplanning.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>cskelly@berkshireplanning.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:45.9pt'><td width=643 valign=top style='width:482.45pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 1.45pt;height:45.9pt'><p style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="http://www.berkshireplanning.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>www.berkshireplanning.org</span></a> </span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>