Goals and Objectives
- Create opportunities for more affordable housing in Georgetown, maximizing our resources and available grant money and minimizing the impact on our town services.
- Create an accurate list of affordable housing in Georgetown, differentiating those units that are qualified under the DHCD rules.
- Coordinate with the Georgetown Housing Authority to use therir experience and expertise.
- Find out about the programs available through the north Shore HOME Consortium.
- Research available funding sources.
- Review other towns' success stories re alternate uses of buildings.
- Learn about the Community Preservation Act and its implications.
- Explore sources for rehabbing neglected buildings into affordable housing.
- Learn about Tax title foreclosures and its impact on affordable housing.
- Establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
- Keep up to date on legislative issues that impact Affordable Housing.
- Communicate with land use Committees and Boards: Master Plan, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals.
- Educate the public about the need for and the benefits of affordable housing