Article: Town to seek bids on housing; Affordable developments.(LOCAL NEWS)

Byline: Kevin Keenan

SHREWSBURY - The town hopes to use the state's affordable housing law to its advantage by creating a competitive bid process among potential developers, which would give the town control over some aspects of a project, including its location.

Selectmen voted unanimously last night to authorize Town Manager Daniel J. Morgado and other town officials to pursue a residential developer to build an affordable home development in town that would qualify under the state's so-called Chapter 40B "anti-snob" zoning law.

But instead of waiting for developers to file plans, the town plans to put specifications out for a competitive ...

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