Housing Production Plan 2024-2029

     A Housing Production Plan, or HPP, is a state-guided plan that articulates a city or town’s path, goals, and vision towards creating affordable housing in the community. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts allows communities to use certified HPPs as a way for achieving compliance with M.G.L. Chapter 40B if the community has not yet reached the statutory threshold of having 10% of its housing stock designated as affordable.

     The Town of Salisbury, in partnership with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC), last created its HPP in 2018. That 5-year plan was due to expire in 2023, and thus this plan began its creation. Following state guidance, this plan offers tools and strategies for how to achieve affordable housing production goals. More than that, however, this plan articulates a strategy for increasing housing of all types in the community. As is shown throughout the plan, Salisbury has a need and a desire to diversify its housing stock and create a community where all its residents have access to the housing that best fits their needs.