Pepperell Housing Trust Narrows 2026 Priorities Without a Quorum

Affordable Housing Trust · Meeting of February 12, 2026

Pepperell Affordable Housing Trust, lacking a quorum for a second straight meeting, informally ranked expanding units at Pepperell Meadows and engaging the town's rezoning process as its top 2026 priorities, with developer impact analyses as a minor goal. Trustee April detailed a proposed real estate transfer excise, "a half a percentage or something like that," that could fund affordable housing if approved at town meeting, and said a pending state bill might let Pepperell piggyback rather than file its own home rule petition. Trustee Tony called zoning "immediate," tied to an unresolved five-year dispute between the Planning Board and the town planner over authority.

Pepperell Meadows, managed by East Point Properties, has affordability restrictions running through 2033. A separate Nashua Road affordable housing proposal stalled years ago after a developer sought $1 million the town declined to pay. No formal votes were taken.

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Source: the Affordable Housing Trust meeting of February 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.