Town Of Wakefield: Housing Forum October 20

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

September 29, 2021 - 2:53pm

Join the Town of Wakefield and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership for a virtual forum on the state of housing in Wakefield. This session will take place on October 20 at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Communities across Massachusetts are seeing a housing-construction boom. Longtime residents notice changes to the landscape of their cities and towns with the addition of new single-family homes, condos, apartments, and mixed-use development sites. At the same time, many house hunters are being priced out of the neighborhoods they grew up in and engaging in high-priced bidding wars.

Understanding the development-approval process, terminology used, and rationale behind these market trends can be confusing. Experts from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership will join Town of Wakefield representatives to dig into impacts on Wakefield.

Topics include:

• Information on current housing trends in Massachusetts and Wakefield specifically
• An in-depth look at permitting processes and terms under the purview of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, including special permits, inclusionary zoning, 40B, subdivisions, approval not required (ANR), and more.
• Ample time for dialogue to answer questions you have about housing in Wakefield

Join this virtual session via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86955593702 or call 1-646-558-8656. The meeting ID is 869 5559 3702.

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield.The views expressed here are the author’s own.