Valdineia Santos has worked at a cafe in Winthrop, Mass., for seven years but finds the town's high rental prices unaffordable. Despite a recent state law aiming to increase the supply of multifamily apartments to help individuals like her, many towns, including Winthrop, are resisting these mandates, arguing that they threaten local control and citizen rights. This conflict illustrates the challenges of balancing affordable housing initiatives with community interests, highlighting a growing frustration among residents over state impositions on local zoning laws.
Valdineia Santos, who has lived in Winthrop for seven years, struggles with high rent prices and remains unable to relocate from Malden despite local housing laws.
The MBTA Communities Act aimed to increase multifamily housing in towns near public transit, but many local residents are resisting these changes, citing loss of community rights.
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