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Essays on productivity, building, and what's actually working.
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.
How should Lunenburg pay for the work ahead?
Lunenburg has major infrastructure work ahead. Residents need a clear view of how taxes, rates, reserves, debt, grants, and project timing fit together.
Lunenburg's utility upgrades should unlock housing, not delay it
Lunenburg is spending nearly $21 million on its electric system. Residents should be able to see where that investment—and other utility work—will make new homes possible.
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