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Recently our Assessors brought to my attention a new tax agreement provision for affordable housing projects that none of us ever heard of before. It's identified in a July 2021 MA DOR, Informational Guideline Release document <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important" class="ContentPasted0">(IGR
No. 21-21)</span> And it is of interest, as<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ContentPasted1 ContentPasted2"> Athol is looking to adopt this provision, which is MGL CH. 58, Sec.
8C (IGR No. 21-21)– Tax Agreements for Affordable Housing Developers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Athol Assessors would like to know which, if any, Cities or Towns have adopted this local option. So far we only know that Belchertown is working
on utilizing this provision for a manufactured home community. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks in advance.</span></div>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Eric R. Smith, AICP </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Director of Planning and Development </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Town of Athol </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">584 Main Street, </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">Athol, MA 01331 </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="">(978) 721-8500 ext. 517 </span></p>
<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">esmith@townofathol.org </span></font></div>
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