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Issue of July 30, 2007 |     |
Preventative MedicineLawmakers are hoping that one bill can cure a number of housing ailments in the commonwealth. The Senate last week unanimously passed a bill with many plans of attack, ranging from the criminalization of predatory lenders to foreclosure protection to employer-assisted housing plans. A Way Home The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is making an effort to combat homelessness by investing $950,000 in local nonprofit organizations. Water Transportation Needs Support By Vivien Li South Boston’s Seaport District is booming. Special Assessment Bonds Key to Financing Local Infrastructure By William F. Griffin Jr. The Massachusetts Legislature currently has before it the opportunity to provide municipalities with a local option to approve “special assessment financing” of public infrastructure needed to support private development and to upgrade existing public works facilities. Check and Balance Banker & Tradesman's political cartoon. |
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