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Town of Reading <br />a b Meeting Minutes RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />F MASS, <br />1NLOPQ <br />Board - committee - commission - council: 1016 AUG 25 P tP 9 <br />Metro North Regional Housing Services <br />Committee <br />Date: 2016-04-21 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Bi -Monthly Meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 10:00 AM <br />Location: Berger Room <br />Session: <br />Version: <br />Julie Mercier, Laurie Stanton, Danielle McKnight, Valerie Gingrich, <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Bob Luongo <br />Others Present: <br />Liz Rust <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Laurie Stanton <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Call to order 10:05 <br />Ms. McKnight moved to approve the minutes of 2/25/16. Ms. Gingrich seconded the motion. The <br />minutes were approved unanimously. <br />Report and status update <br />Saugus is still interviewing for a new planner/economic development officer to replace Bob Luongo. <br />Wilmington had a lottery for the five Whispering Pines units. Ms. Stanton submitted these units to <br />DHCD, and they were added to the SHI, along with three group homes. A house in the HOR program on <br />Carmel Street had its affordability restriction expire, and was removed from the SHI. <br />Reading has an affordable unit available at Reading Woods. This resale is sold on a first-come, first -serve <br />basis. <br />North Reading is using HOME funds to rehab 2 units at Park Colony, owned by the North Reading <br />Housing Authority. The Housing Authority rents the units to people with Section 8 vouchers. These units <br />were originally bought with HOME funds, and their affordability restriction has expired. We are working <br />to reinstate them on the SHI. <br />North Reading is on track for the PATH grant. <br />Page 1 1 <br />