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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Regional Coordination
Arlington participates in several regional initiatives and committees that directly or indirectly impact fair housing:

• The Metro Mayors Coalition is a group of 15 cities and towns in Boston’s inner core. The Coalition’s
Regional Housing Task Force aims to work together to increase housing stability for all of the region’s
residents. Mostly notably, in 2018 the Coalition announced a housing production goal of 185,000 new
units by 2030 across the Coalition communities, emphasizing not only housing production but the
importance of building a diversity of housing types and stresses the importance of providing housing for
vulnerable residents, including people with disabilities and low- and moderate-income households.
• Arlington participates in the North Suburban Consortium (NSC), an eight-member consortium led by the
Malden Redevelopment Authority, which administers federal HOME funds for affordable housing
development. HOME funds will be discussed in greater detail in the following section.

25 Town of Arlington Tax Classification Hearing FY2020, December 2, 2019.
26 Town of Arlington Office of the Board of Assessors, memo re: Recent Tax Assessment and Tax Bill Changes in Arlington Explained

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• Arlington is a member of the Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC), a regional organization
managed by DHCD that coordinates homeless services provided by public and private agencies. The
CoC will be discussed in greater detail in the State Resources section.

Assessment: Arlington actively participates in multiple regional housing initiatives that advance housing choice and
affordable housing programs; a lack of regional coordination is likely not a barrier to fair housing in town.