The LWV–Salem Affordable Housing Working Group focuses on three priorities:

• Protecting tenants’ rights

• Protecting existing affordable housing

• Creating new affordable housing

We are committed to research in order to develop
well-reasoned, fact-based positions on specific issues.

We regularly attend the meetings of the Board of Commissioners of the Salem Housing Authority (SHA). There’s a lot going on at the SHA, including a new 150-unit development off First Street. We’ve set up a new webpage for our Subcommittee on SHA.

Zoning 101 and Affordable Housing

Resources for those new to the topic:

Watch a forum with guest speaker Sue Connelly from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership

Read any of our introductory blog posts:
What is Single-Family Residential Zoning (R1)?