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POR 2017 #134 · Agenda item attachment · May 22 2017
City Council in support of Somerville officials in their efforts to achieve 20% affordable housing in all development projects
City of Cambridge
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ORIGINAL ORDER
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 22, 2017
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS:
As commercial development continues to boom throughout the Greater Boston
Metropolitan Area, Cambridge and neighboring communities face the same affordable
housing struggle; and
WHEREAS:
In the City of Somerville, officials are fighting to maintain and expand their affordable
housing stock; and
WHEREAS:
For years, Somerville has provided fertile economic conditions for construction and
development; and
WHEREAS:
Likewise, community leaders believe the development community should serve as a
willing partner in efforts to help improve the affordable housing situation; and
WHEREAS:
In Cambridge, officials recognize the value that inclusionary affordable housing plays
in the health of a vibrant and livable city; and
WHEREAS:
Cambridge also understands that affordable housing is a regional issue, whereby all
communities have a shared interest in improving the standard of living for residents;
now therefore be it
RESOLVED:
That the Cambridge City Council stand in support of Somerville officials, like
Alderman Matthew McLaughlin, in their efforts to achieve 20% affordable housing in
all development projects; and be it further
RESOLVED:
That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of
this resolution to Somerville Alderman Matthew McLaughlin on behalf of the entire
City Council.