January 28, 2008

RKG Study

Five year ago the City hired a consultant named RKG to do a housing study. It is on-line click here, hit reports and plans link on the left, look for Housing section. Looking back on it they were right in their assesment, we should have listened to them.

Page 106:

"The City of Worcester should find a balance in its affordable housing needs that benefits all of its residents. "

Page 107:

"The City's policy of using the many community developmemt corporations (CDCs) to develop low-income housing should be reconsidered. While their renovation work has helped stabilize neighborhoods, especially at a time when the redevelopment was needed, their subsidized redevelopment has alientated some local business/developers....... Another alternative to renovating triple deckers would be to thing out selectively some of these buildings and make sites ready for new single family homes in a townhouse style, and market the sites to a private developer for construction. The CDC's in the future should be considered more of a developer of last choice..."

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