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moderate and middle income families. LexHab provides rental housing to eligible persons and <br />families whose incomes do not exceed either 60% or 80% of the area median income for the <br />greater Boston area. Since it is locally sponsored, it is able (in cases where need is equal) to give <br />preference to applicants who have a Lexington connection through residence, work or school. <br />LexHAB is governed by a seven -member board appointed by the Selectmen. <br />Lexington Housing Partnership (LHP) <br />In 2003 the Lexington Housing Partnership was formed to promote and support affordable <br />housing activities and to recommend appropriate actions to the Board of Selectmen and the <br />Planning Board to further these goals. The LHP Board, appointed by the Selectmen, consists of <br />15 voting members and six liaisons representing the many committees, groups and individuals <br />who share a goal of providing affordable housing in Lexington. <br />CURRENT RESOURCES <br />The Lexington Housing Authority administers 240 affordable units of low/moderate income <br />housing including apartment complexes at Greeley Village, Vynebrooke Village and <br />Countryside Village. In addition, the authority owns a two-family house and seven condominium <br />units. The majority of the units are State -subsidized (154 units) while most of the remainder are <br />subsidized by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (77 units), <br />with the State responsible for capital improvement to all LHA units. The units are mostly <br />occupied by seniors and by disabled and handicapped individuals and families. The LHA also <br />administers Federal Section 8 choice vouchers and Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program <br />project -based vouchers, which combined, serve up to an additional 74 units. While none of the <br />Lexington Housing Authority units was purchased with CPA funds, there have been several <br />CPA -funded projects that have benefitted the Housing Authority. These include window, roof <br />and siding replacement at Greeley Village, window replacement at Vynebrooke Village, and the <br />funding of a design study and funding for Vynebrooke Village to identify and improve on-site <br />drainage. In addition, CPA funds have been allocated for the construction of four additional units <br />at Greeley Village which will be barrier -free and accessible for elderly residents and will help <br />bring this housing complex into compliance with State accessibility standards. <br />LexHAB presently owns 64 units, all of which are rented to qualifying individuals or families. <br />There is no line item in the Town budget supporting LexHAB. It does not receive State or <br />Federal funds. The seed money for LexHAB was provided by the developers of Potter Pond and <br />Brookhaven, who donated funds for affordable housing in order to comply with the Planning <br />Board's inclusionary housing policy. LexHAB purchased units at the former Muzzey High <br />School, Emerson Gardens and Parker Manor. Five properties (6 units) have been purchased with <br />CPA funds in the last two fiscal years. A number of units have been donated to LexHAB as a <br />result of rezoning plans negotiated by the Planning Board and approved by Town Meeting. Two <br />homes were donated to LexHAB by their owners and were subsequently moved to Town -owned <br />lots. Utilizing donations and rental income from its housing units, LexHAB has built 12 single <br />7 <br />
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