The board of the Revere Affordable Housing Trust held a special meeting last Thursday, June 6, in the City Council Chambers. Chair Joe Gravallese, vice-chair Claire Inzerillo, treasurer Anayo Osueke, and members Laila Pietri, Lori Manzo, Matthew Wolfer, and Dean Harris were in attendance for the session. Mayor Patrick Keefe also was in attendance, as were Tom Skwierawski, the city’s Chief of Planning and Community Development, and Lorena Escolero, who also works in the Department of Planning & Development.
The meeting consisted principally of a presentation by consultants from JM Goldson, the firm hired by the city to provide recommendations for the city’s Housing Production Plan (HPP).
Gravallese said that the primary purposes for the AHTF to meet with Goldson were to formulate a five-year plan and a budget.
Jenn Goldson, along with assistant Noah Harper, gave a PowerPoint presentation that led to breakout sessions in which members of the AHTF partnered with city officials and others in the audience in order to share and formulate ideas.
Each breakout group then reported back to Goldson with their recommendations, which she in turn will put together for full consideration by the AHTF board members at a later meeting.
Goldson said there will be another working session within a week (which is tonight, June 13), followed by meeting in July to discuss a draft plan, with the goal of adopting a final plan for the AHTF’s approval in August.
