Millbury, Mass., is seeking homeowners as it plans to establish a housing rehabilitation assistance program, The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle reports. The town is working with the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) to develop an application and help update the area's aging housing stock.
“In Millbury as in a lot of Central Mass. towns, the median home is several decades old,” said Andrew Loew of the CMRPC, who is working with Millbury officials on the grant application. “Major repairs at older homes are beyond the financial ability of many seniors and other residents.”
Eligible activities under the program focus on code-related repairs and other types of work needed to make homes safe and livable. Activities can include weatherization, handicapped-access improvements, roof replacement, heating and septic systems, window replacement, new paint and siding, electrical and plumbing upgrades, structural repairs, and many other types of work.
“A number of towns in the region have successfully been awarded CDBG housing rehab program funds in recent years,” Mr. Loew noted, including Leicester, Spencer, Charlton, Webster, and some of the Brookfields.
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