Mayor DeMaria celebrates $3 million HUD award to MAPC for affordable housing

Special to The Advocate

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Last week, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was awarded $3 Million from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to advance strategies to produce more affordable housing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Everett was one of four municipalities – Boston, Cambridge, Everett, and Newton – to sign on in support of MAPC’s application to the federal government for this important initiative.

When asked what brought him to the day’s event, Mayor DeMaria explained, “Joined by State Senator Sal DiDomenico, I was invited to Cambridge City Hall to speak about the importance of housing production and transit-oriented development aimed at driving down the cost of housing, one of the most-pervasive issues that our residents face.”

The event also featured Congressman Jake Auchincloss, U.S. Representative for the Massachusetts 4^th District, Cambridge City Manager, Yi-An Huang, Acting Deputy Secretary of HUD, Damon Smith, Marc Draisen, Executive Director of MAPC, as well as other leaders and elected officials from Boston, Cambridge, and Newton.

The Mayor closed his remarks with this statement:” I want to extend my congratulations to MAPC on their successful application to HUD and I look forward to our continued partnership in actualizing the goals set forth in this PRO Housing award.”