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Essays on productivity, building, and what's actually working.
What Lunenburg's UNESCO boundaries actually mean for housing
Old Town, the UNESCO buffer, the local heritage district, and its Transition Area have different rules. None is a town-wide ban on housing.
What kind of housing co-op could work in Lunenburg?
A rental co-op could work in Lunenburg, but only with experienced development help, a realistic site, and public funding. Mahone Bay shows what the early work looks like.
Lunenburg's $1.1 million housing award: what has changed so far?
Lunenburg's Housing Accelerator Fund agreement pays for reforms and incentives. The Town now needs a public scorecard connecting those changes to permits, starts, completed homes, and affordability.
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