Editors note: Selectmen Hurley recently proposed the town adopt the Community Preservation Act. The Patriot Ledger had an article on the topic.

from The Patriot Ledger

Twenty-two cities and towns south of Boston have spent $16.8 million in extra property-tax money and state contributions over the past decade for affordable housing.

But a Patriot Ledger analysis of spending during that period shows 13 of those communities have created only one “affordable” home or none at all. (Read the full story here.)