Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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• Strategy B: Alter Town governance structures and processes to address fair housing concerns.
o Add a Housing Working Group to the Arlington Human Rights Commission that focuses on fair
housing issues. A liaison from the Department of Planning and Community Development for this
working group should coordinate interdepartmental housing concerns and policy.
o Create a protocol for responding to fair housing complaints or allegations of fair housing
violations that is uniform across commissions. The protocol should designate a commission and a
staff person with responsibility over the complaint process
o Change the existing complaint-driven code enforcement system to one with regular, proactive
inspections.
o Explore alterations to the Town Meeting schedule and virtual participation methods that could
make Town Meeting membership feasible for people who cannot join Town Meeting under the
current procedures.
o Institute Equity Impact Assessments for each item on the Town Meeting warrant, particularly
housing and development related items.