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Colleen Garry on Housing


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Voted NO on rejecting $25M earmarked for Housing Trust Fund.
Platform indicates voting NO in Part VII: Housing:Urban Investment.

Gov. Romney vetoed a budget line item (“Section 239”) which would earmark $25 million for the Smart Growth Housing Trust Fund. The $25 million came from a one-time sale of surplus properties. Romney recommended placing the money into the General Fund instead. A no vote would maintain the earmark of the $25 million while a yes vote would agree with Romney’s amendment.

Relevant platform section: Urban Investment: We back the establishment of community development banks and recognize the vital role of community-based development organizations in providing affordable housing.

Bill Amendment Override, Sec. 239 ; vote number MA04-H700 on Jul 8, 2004

Voted YES on removing funds for Affordable Housing Trust.
Platform indicates voting NO in Part VII: Housing:Housing.

Vote on an amendment which would reject two sections of MGL Chapter 40B. The first section to be rejected would require affordable dwelling units in 10% of every residential development (limited to residents below 80 of the area median income). The second section to be rejected would earmark state aid for a municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Relevant platform section:Part VII: Housing: Housing: "We believe the public sector has a vital role to play in the provision of safe, affordable, and fair housing. We recognize a crisis in housing costs across the Commonwealth, and we advocate a heightened priority for affordability initiatives."

Bill H.4240 ; vote number MA04-H626 on May 10, 2004


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Other Mass Reps from Middlesex County on Housing:      Colleen Garry on other issues:
Cory Atkins
Ruth Balser
Deborah Blumer
Paul Casey
Vincent Ciampa
Edward Connolly
Paul Donato
Carol Donovan
James Eldridge
Christopher Fallon
Michael Festa
Thomas Golden
William Greene
Geoffrey Hall
Robert Hargraves
Patricia Jehlen
Bradley Jones
Rachel Kaprielian
Jay Kaufman
Kay Khan
Peter Koutoujian
Stephen LeDuc
David Linsky
Paul Loscocco
James Marzilli
James Miceli
Kevin Murphy
Charles Murphy
David Nangle
Anne Paulsen
Susan Pope
Karen Spilka
Thomas Stanley
Timothy Toomey
Patricia Walrath
Alice Wolf
Part I: Families & Children
Part II: Education
Part III: Health Care
Part IV: Economic Growth
Part V: Fiscal Responsibility
Part VI: Safety & Justice
Part VII: Housing
Part VIII: Environment
Part IX: Political Reform
Part X: Worker Rights
Part XI: America & the World

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