Acton Selectmen Back 40B Housing Projects

ACTON, MA—Two 40B housing projects are on their way to becoming a reality in Acton, which currently only has 6.5 percent of its housing units designated as affordable.

The Acton Selectmen supported two housing projects, one located off Powder Mill Road and another on High Street. Projects are eligible for Chapter 40B status if 25 percent or more of the units offered are affordable. Acton Community Housing Corporation chairwoman Nancy Tavernier told Patch that every affordable housing unit counts.

"Its building [affordable housing units]little by little," Tavernier told Patch. "Every little bit counts."

Only 6.5 percent of the housing in Acton is considered affordable, and 40B projects are only possible if a municipality has less than 10 percent of affordable housing.

The Powder Mill Road project will consist of 12 townhouse units, three of which will be affordable. Eight single-family homes will be built on the 248 high street development, including two affordable and six market-rate homes.

The selectmen will now send support of the projects to the state for approval, Tavernier told Patch.