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<p class="MsoNormal">This email is a reminder for MBTA communities as identified in Section 3A in MGL c. 40A. You can learn more about the MBTA communities program and compliance guidelines at:
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities">
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline for MBTA communities to submit an Action Plan form is less than one week away:
<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">January 31, 2023</span></b>. Thank you to the many communities that have already submitted a plan. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Action Plan form asks for basic information about municipal plans to comply with the legislation, asks for any zoning strategies the community is considering, and finally, requires that the community set forth a schedule for compliance
activities that will put the community on a path towards district compliance before its deadline. Completing the form, and having it approved by DHCD, will allow an MBTA community to achieve interim compliance in time for the next round of funding from the
Housing Choice Initiative, the Local Capital Projects Fund, and the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions about the form or the MBTA communities program, please contact me at
<a href="mailto:nathan.carlucci@mass.gov">nathan.carlucci@mass.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Nathan Carlucci<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">MBTA Communities Compliance</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Coordinator</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> (he - him)<br>
Department of Housing & Community Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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