Affordable Housing Trust shifts focus to accessory dwelling units and CPA fund deployment.
Affordable Housing Trust · Meeting of January 7, 2026
WEST NEWBURY — Affordable Housing Trust refocuses on accessory dwelling units and targeted property acquisition. Chair Wendy Reed and members Kevin Bowe, Elsa Francescone, Deborah R. Hamilton, and Karen Holmes voted 5-0 to approve prior minutes and abandoned a three-year action plan in favor of annual priorities.
Francescone will draft an ADU workshop outline; Hamilton will pursue home and land purchase leads; Reed will align the Community Preservation Plan housing section with the Housing Production Plan. The board also discussed deploying Community Preservation Act reserves for down payment assistance and maintaining ongoing health and safety repair funding for eligible residents.
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Source: the Affordable Housing Trust meeting of January 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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