HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-01-LHRC-min-att1 Presentation to
Lexington Human Rights Committee
Affordable Housing Trust 4.1.2024
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To authorize the Select Board to sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of Town-owned land described as Parcel 68-44
located on Lowell Street near the northeast corner of
North Street and Lowell Street for the purposes of '```'
developing 100% affordable housing thereon, and to
authorize the Select Board or its designee to enter such
agreements as are necessary for such purposes
including a land disposition agreement or a lease not to
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• Parcel given to the Town in 1978 by the Commonwealth -one purpose was for housing
• Unique opportunity
• Mixed use area
• Lexpress Public Transportation
• Walking distance to grocery stores, shopping and restaurants
Community Input
• Neighbor/community meetings will continue throughout the
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process: 3 listening/informational sessions with neighbors (2 with
Precincts 5 and 6 TMMs), presentations to 12 Boards, Committees,
and Commissions, 5 community groups, and outreach to additional
Boards, Committees and community groups
• Comprehensive Permitting Process
■ Select Board
■ Lexington Zoning Board of Appeal Public Hearings
■ Comments officially requested of Boards and Committees
■ Abutter notification
■ Opportunity for public to comment during hearings 00000
Community Concerns
➢Traffic, Walkability and Transportation
➢Wetlands and Natural Resources
➢ Infrastructure
➢School Enrollment
The Benefits
• Addresses the housing crisis and builds affordable housing at scale
• Speaks to the core need for Lexington's future as a community
• Reduces poverty and increases economic mobility
• Promotes economic growth
• Keeps workforce and talent in Lexington and MA
• Supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Puts Town land to use
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Waverly Woods,Belmont
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62 Packard St,Hudson—currently under construction