Housing Board Crafting Criteria for Possible Affordable Homes for Seniors
The Barrington Housing Board of Trustees eyes a 12-home development on George Street, perhaps with an age restriction.
Barrington’s housing board started batting around on Tuesday night criteria for a developer to build 12 homes, perhaps for senior citizens, on a 2.8-acre piece of land on George Street. The land was purchased by Barrington several years ago with approximately $277,000 from the Spencer Trust as part of a larger 9-acre parcel – most of which will be made into a cemetery. The smaller parcel will be sold to a developer for the homes, up to 8 of which are expected to be designated as “affordable” with a possible age restriction. “This is a starting point,” said Steve Martin, chairman of the Housing Board of Trustees, of the criteria. “I want you to tear it apart.” Indeed, no decisions were made on the criteria for a Request for Qualifications…
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7:57 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
A MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL SITTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES OF THE AMEY TUCKER SPENCER FUND MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 @ 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, BARRINGTON TOWN HALL Agenda 1. Call to Order. 2. Discuss and Act on Amendment to Article III, Section 1 Mission, changing the word “persons” in the first line to “people”. 3. Discussion of Possible Amendments to Each and Every Article of the By-Laws… more ›