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Title	Panel Says Affordable Housing Needed to Keep Town’s Young
Highlights	There is implicit recognition that zoning regulations can increase housing prices and restrict affordable housing production.   This article states that allowing smaller lot sizes and higher densities can increase the affordable housing supply.
Description	In this article, the author discusses the lack of affordable housing in Nashua, New Hampshire. According to the article, the lack of affordable workforce housing for young adults has raised concern among city officials that the city will eventually face a downturn in growth and revenue as young professionals move to more affordable areas. The article states that zoning rules mandating large minimum lot sizes limit the production of affordable housing and suggests that allowing smaller lot sizes and higher-density developments can provide a solution to the problem.
Publication Date	2009
Organization	The Nashua Telegraph
Web Location	http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090104/NEWS01/301049892/-1/XML15

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