City Council in support of Somerville officials in their efforts to achieve 20% affordable housing in all development projects

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ORIGINAL ORDER

As commercial development continues to boom throughout the Greater Boston Metropolitan Area, Cambridge and neighboring communities face the same affordable housing struggle; and In the City of Somerville, officials are fighting to maintain and expand their affordable housing stock; and For years, Somerville has provided fertile economic conditions for construction and development; and Likewise, community leaders believe the development community should serve as a willing partner in efforts to help improve the affordable housing situation; and In Cambridge, officials recognize the value that inclusionary affordable housing plays in the health of a vibrant and livable city; and 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.