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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1970
Page
3
Harold B Finger, assistant secretary at HUD, calls zoning an intentionally restrictive device to block multi family and low income housing. He notes HUD’s Operation Breakthrough aims to show housing can be built faster and diverse income housing can coexist nearby.
Stanley J. Caren of the FHA says about 50 million dollars is available for mixed income housing in Massachusetts this fiscal year, but applications total 400 million. With funds short and many projects vying, rapid approvals are unlikely. Costs, rents, and income limits shape where housing can go, including urban renewal areas where land prices and tax impacts affect taxpayer burden and opposition. Tomorrow questions linger on how Osceola Street and southeast quarter residents feel about public housing in their backyards.
The text outlines FHA insured mortgages with federal interest subsidies under the 236 program of 1969 Housing Act, with sponsors as nonprofits or limited-dividend groups funded by Federal grants. It notes turnkey projects in Renton Osceola and Columbus for the elderly, state financed 705 for large low income families, and that low income residents may be elderly rather than families.
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