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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Good evening,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The Town of Arlington, acting through the Arlington Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees, is seeking quotes from consultants with expertise in affordable
housing finance, planning, and policy for the development of an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Action Plan. The Trust, formed this past fall, is looking for a consultant in connection with the development and preparation of the its initial Implementation/Action
Plan for its first 3 to 5 years of operation, setting forth the goals, priorities and initiatives that the Trust will pursue to advance its purpose of preserving and creating low-and moderate-income housing for individuals and families, including low- or moderate-income
senior housing in the Town of Arlington. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">You can find more detailed information about the scope of work and timeline of the project in the
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/snfsjsacb248oua/RFP_Affordable%20Housing%20Trust%20ActionPlan.pdf?dl=0">
RFP</a> (link to PDF). Questions may be submitted to Kelly Lynema at </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:klynema@town.arlington.ma.us">klynema@town.arlington.ma.us</a>
<span style="color:black">by Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Proposals are due by Friday, February 4, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jaclyn Pacejo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arlington Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#5D6770">Program Associate<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><a href="http://cedac.org/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#203D7C">COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#203D7C"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#5D6770">Boston, MA 02108<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#5D6770">617-727-5944 x112<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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/ </span></b><a href="https://twitter.com/cedacma"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">@CEDACma</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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