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Affordable Housing Trust

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Salisbury boards launch Missing Middle Zoning initiative with June workshop

Salisbury Planning Board and Affordable Housing Trust jointly launch Missing Middle Zoning initiative targeting working families. The boards, working with Innes Land Strategies Group, identified Bridge Road, Lafayette Road, Elm Street, and Rabbit Road as candidate districts for smaller homes,

Affordable Housing Trust moves toward investment diversification, schedules firm presentation.

Salisbury's Affordable Housing Trust invited an investment firm to June 22 to discuss diversified account options under new prudent investor laws. Finance Director Karen Snow reported the trust maintains $58,000 in liquid reserves. B. Luster and I. Sollozzo advanced inclusionary housing bylaw

Affordable Housing Trust explores bylaw changes to spur unit construction.

Salisbury's Affordable Housing Trust discussed bylaw amendments to encourage developers to build affordable units rather than pay into the trust. With 1.6 million dollars on hand, the trust struggles to deploy funds for construction while developers choose cash contributions instead. B. Luster

Affordable Housing Trust tackles Elm Street constraints, pushes Board of Selectmen for clarity.

Affordable Housing Trust confronts sewer-plant constraints on flagship Elm Street property. The Board of Selectmen determined land is needed for sewer expansion and possible future Department of Public Works use, forcing the trust to identify buildable land adequately distant from the facility.

Salisbury boards launch zoning study to add Missing Middle housing

Salisbury's Affordable Housing Trust and Planning Board launched a one-year Missing Middle zoning initiative with consultant Innes Land Strategies. The firm will conduct two community forums, meet twice monthly with board members and town stakeholders including developers and realtors, and propose