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Together, the Town and MAPC (the Planning Team), are working with residents and stakeholders throughout this process to set the vision and direction of housing policy in Nahant for the next five years.

The Housing Production Plan will:

• Address unmet housing needs of low- and moderate-income residents in the community
• Influence the type, amount, and location of mixed-income and Affordable Housing
• Help Nahant meet the State mandate requiring that 10% of total year-round housing units be Affordable by setting a numeric goal for annual housing production
• Possibly prevent unwanted 40B development through a certified HPP (see below for more details) in favor of residential development that complies with local zoning

For more information please visit the Housing Sub Committee webpage

Your survey answers will help the Town identify opportunities for expand and diversify Nahant’s housing stock while also increasing affordability for people at a range of incomes.

Take the Survey Here: 

mapc.ma/nahantOOH

The survey will be open until
Monday, July 31, 2023

NAHANT – Town Administrator Antonio Barletta is pleased to report that the Town of Nahant will receive a $15,000 grant to study the feasibility of using renewable energy at the Nahant Public Library.

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On Wednesday March 8, 2023 the Town of Nahant, The Nahant Housing Production Plan Committee and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council invite residents to to attend a public in person forum at the Nahant Town Hall from 7:00PM-9:00PM. Participants will learn about data that describes the Town’s demographics, housing stock and housing availability. Participants are also invited to share their experiences finding a home in Nahant that meets their needs and preferences. The committee will gather public input on a shared vision for how the Town will address it’s housing needs moving forward.

In addition to an assessment of the Town’s housing needs, the forum will include information about the new
MBTA community 3A zoning law and how it affects Nahant. This overview of 3A will prepare residents to
think about the benefits of complying with 3A and the different ways the Town can pursue compliance. We
need to hear from you to pursue a path for housing that’s right for Nahant. Please join us at Town Hall this Wednesday.

This public forum will also be recorded and broadcasted, however in order to participate you will need to be there in person.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE: https://mapc.ma/NahantHPP
For more information about the Nahant Housing Production Plan Update (HPP) and housing efforts,
contact Nahant Town Administrator, Antonio Barletta at abarletta@nahant.org or MAPC Senior
Housing Planner John Cruz, AICP at jcruz@mapc.org.

NAHANT – The Board of Selectmen wishes to provide the following update about its ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of habituated coyotes in the community.

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NAHANT — Town Administrator Antonio Barletta is pleased to announce that the Town of Nahant has been awarded a $34,950 state grant to fund sustainable development projects.  

The grant was made possible by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Land Use Planning Program. The grant program provides municipalities with critical funding to undertake public processes and hire technical expertise to mitigate and prepare for climate change impacts, improve land use practices, conserve, and sustainably develop land, and diversify housing choices.

Nahant will use the grant to engage the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for assistance with the Town’s Housing Production Plan and developing zoning that will comply with Multifamily Zoning for MBTA Communities regulations.

The grant is part of $1.2 million in federal grant funding awarded by the state to 26 municipal agencies for sustainable development projects.

“Thank you to the Baker-Polito Administration, which has consistently recognized the challenges facing smaller communities,” Barletta said. “This grant is critical to help Nahant work toward meeting its housing production goals.”

About The Planning Assistance Grant Program

The Planning Assistance Grant Program is part of the technical assistance offered to communities in support of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Housing Choice Initiative and to help municipalities comply with Section 3A of the Zoning Act (MBTA Communities). Through the program, funding enables municipalities to improve their land use practices, diversify housing choices, mitigate and prepare for climate change impacts, and otherwise plan, regulate, and act to conserve and develop land consistent with the Massachusetts’ Sustainable Development Principles.

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