Government · Affordable Housing Trust
Housing Trust Approves $3.41M CPC Application
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust voted unanimously to finalize a $3.41 million Community Preservation Committee application, due November 1.
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Trust presses for clearer rental aid notices
Lexington's Affordable Housing Trust pressed for clearer notice that its rental assistance program's rent limits had increased. Trustee Elaine Tong said the town's marketing flyer failed to flag the change, warning residents previously screened out "might now qualify" and deserve to know.
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Trust Finalizes CPA Budget Amid Funding Gaps
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust reviewed revised Community Preservation Act funding charts and raised concerns that proposed Planning Board zoning amendments could shrink affordable housing production under the town's Special Residential Development bylaw.
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Trust Votes to Raise Pilot Rent Limits by $10
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust voted to raise rent limits in its pilot rental assistance program by $10 per bedroom size, a change officials said would make four of five previously rejected applicants newly eligible.
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Trust reviews $14M in housing authority funding asks
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust reviewed roughly $14.1 million in prospective Lexington Housing Authority funding requests and about $3.5 million in anticipated LexHAB asks ahead of this fall's Community Preservation Committee application.
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Trust Debates True 10% Affordable Housing Goal
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust debated whether a "true 10 percent" affordable-housing goal was achievable, citing an analysis showing it would take roughly 44 years at current funding.
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Lexington Affordable Housing Trust Approves $1 Million Zero-Percent LexHAB Loan Commitment
LEXINGTON -- June 18, 2026, Lexington Affordable Housing Trust approves $1 million zero-percent loan to LexHAB for ADU and renovation program. The Trust voted unanimously 4-0 at its June 18 meeting to issue
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Lexington Affordable Housing Trust Faces August Deadline to Preserve 17 Federal Vouchers
LEXINGTON -- June 4, 2026, Lexington's Affordable Housing Trust heard an August 13 federal deadline that could erase 17 vouchers earmarked for a new North Street development. Cambridge Housing Authority Deputy Executive Director
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Lexington Housing Trust Votes to Back Downtown Parking and Housing Capacity Study
LEXINGTON -- May 21, 2026, Lexington Affordable Housing Trust votes to support a downtown circulation and housing study while confronting a 400-unit gap to its 10 percent affordable housing goal. The board voted unanimously
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