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The 2025 Housing Production Plan (HPP) is underway! Stay up to date on surveys, events, and meeting dates. 

Completing a HPP that gains approval from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) provides a document that guides future Town decisions pertaining to residential development, particularly affordable housing.

Questions or Feedback?
Amanda Wolfe, Housing & Land Use Planner | awolfe@westwoodma.gov | 781-251-2598

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Surveys
CLOSING SOON! Open September 3 - November 27, 2024

Housing Survey
Whether you rent or own, live with a guardian or on your own, have lived here for 20 years or are brand new to Westwood, take our survey. Paper surveys available at the Housing Division (Carby Street Municipal Building), Town Hall, or Council on Aging
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Property Manager/Developer Survey 
Developers and property managers both play a pivotal role in housing. We want to hear from you on your experience and the experience of tenants in either role in Westwood.

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Materials & Drafts

New materials will be posted here as they become available. Please send all feedback and input to awolfe@westwoodma.gov.

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Events & Activities

Community Visioning Session NEW DATE
December 12, 2024 | 7-8:30 PM | Westwood Public Library Community Meeting Room
Join the Housing Division and Housing Partnership/Fair Housing Committee for an inclusive session filled with hands-on activities to share your vision for housing in Westwood. Public input will be used to shape the 2025 HPP. Special thanks to Wegmans for providing funding for snacks and refreshments. 
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Westwood Public Library Display
Beginning September 2024
Visit our display at the Library to fill out a housing vision card, check out a book on housing, and visit our mascot Housey!

Housing Partnership/Fair Housing Committee Public Meetings
Monthly | 7 PM | Remote Participation 
Dates and Zoom information are posted on the Town calendar at westwoodma.gov. Meetings will be more frequent throughout the HPP development process and are always open to the public. If you are interested in deepening your involvement with housing in Westwood, consider joining the Housing Partnership/Fair Housing Committee. Please contact Amanda Wolfe at awolfe@westwoodma.gov and Tish Healey at phealey@westwoodma.gov to learn more.

  • Tuesday, August 13, 2024
  • Thursday, October 10, 2024
  • Thursday, November 14, 2024
  • Thursday, December 19, 2024
  • Thursday, February 6, 2024 
  • ...and more dates to come

Past Events

Forum on Housing for Seniors & Persons with Disabilities
September 16, 2024 | 1-2 PM | Westwood Council on Aging
The Housing and Land Use Planner will lead an open discussion on the unique housing needs, desires, and experiences of seniors and persons with disabilities of any age. We invite seniors and persons with disabilities, along with their friends, family, advocates, and caretakers to share at this forum. Public input provided at this event will be used to identify relevant goals and implementation actions for the 2025 HPP. The event will be filmed by Westwood Media Center and available for viewing on their YouTube channel afterward.

2020 Housing Production Plan 

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The Housing Partnership, with the support of Town staff, developed Westwood's first HPP.

  • August 2018 - Began data collection and research for the Needs Assessment.
  • October 2018 - Began collecting public input.
  • October 15 - November 5, 2018 - A survey was published both online and in paper format and received 200+ responses. It was advertised in a variety of media, including Westwood Wire, the Town website, social media, the school newsletter, local newspapers, and email listserv.
  • November 13, 2018  - A Community Visioning Workshop was held at the Downey School Cafeteria. The workshop was open to the public and was advertised using the same marketing strategy as the survey. About 25 participants attended and participated in a series of small group discussion exercises. Participants received a presentation detailing preliminary highlights of the Needs Assessment, survey responses, and of Chapter 40B. Group exercises were designed to foster collaborative discussion of the town's vision for housing and strategy for affordable housing production. 
  • November 19, 2018 - The Planning Board  voted to adopt the Housing Production Plan in a hearing that opened on November 5th and was continued. Members of the public contributed at both hearings and changes recommended by the Planning Board were incorporated into the draft.
  • December 9, 2019 - The Select Board voted to adopt the Housing Production Plan at a public meeting. 
  • Previous Drafts of the Housing Production Plan:
  • December 30, 2019  - The Housing Division submitted the final draft of the Housing Production Plan to the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) for approval.
  • January 3, 2020 - DHCD issued an approval.

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