In April 2020, the Green Acton Land Use Committee generated, and the GA Board of directors approved and submitted, suggested principles by which they encourage Acton’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) to abide. Many of Green Acton’s principles helped reform the HPP to support more-sustainable policies.
For example, for the first time, the HPP included language stating that new housing should be created “primarily through rehabilitation or reuse of existing buildings, where feasible.” Another suggestion incorporated into the Town policy was a statement that the Town will consider establishing and funding a program, with the Acton Housing Authority, to acquire condominiums and apartment buildings to create low-income rentals, commencing in fiscal year 2022. In addition, the HPP stated that new housing should “include a mix of housing options . . . particularly [for] households with incomes at or below 50% average median income.”