Affordable Housing Committee approves prior minutes, hears Habitat proposal.
Hull Affordable Housing Committee hears Habitat for Humanity proposal on building deed-restricted affordable homes. Paris Bollinger and Dick Halvorson presented the South Shore affiliate's track record: 75 homes built since 1986 across 23 communities, targeting households at 80 percent of area
Affordable Housing Committee · Meeting of August 11, 2026
Hull Affordable Housing Committee hears Habitat for Humanity proposal on building deed-restricted affordable homes. Paris Bollinger and Dick Halvorson presented the South Shore affiliate's track record: 75 homes built since 1986 across 23 communities, targeting households at 80 percent of area median income. The committee discussed using the 2 percent increase in local occupancy tax (raised from 4 to 6 percent at 2025 Town Meeting) to support development and examined town-owned parcels for potential Habitat partnership under Massachusetts' new Housing Bond Bill, which permits construction on lots as small as 10,000 square feet.
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Source: the Affordable Housing Committee meeting of August 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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