By Sara Withee
(Oct. 27, 2026) – Littleton Special Town Meeting approved the use of $500,000 in Community Preservation Funds to support deeper affordable senior housing at 410 Great Road on Tuesday night. This was included in a longer article on Community Preservation Appropriations and Rescissions, presented by the Community Preservation Committee.
With 12 articles on the Special Town Meeting warrant, residents gathered at Littleton Middle School. The recently-elected moderator called the meeting to order at approximately 7 p.m., with over 200 voters testing electronic voting devices as the meeting began. Residents wore lanyards attached to the small devices to cast votes throughout the meeting.
The Select Board had sponsored an article, which was published in the warrant, titled “Adoption of a Special Act Establishing at Town Charter,” but this wasn’t brought forward. Instead the five-member Select Board stood at the start of the meeting and recognized the town’s Charter Committee as it continues its work. The committee members joined the board at the front of the meeting. A Select Board member – who also serves on the charter committee – presented on the committee’s work reviewing the town’s governance structure.
From Town Meeting floor, the Finance Committee chair discussed the article related to the Community Preservation Funds. Later during article discussion, the Community Preservation Chair detailed a few points.
The plan is to make a $1 million investment to deepen affordability for seniors at the 410 Great Road project through Community Preservation Funds and Affordable Housing Trust Funds. There are 75+ affordable senior housing units projected, according to the Littleton Affordable Housing Trust Roundtable on Sept. 22.
Preference will be given to Littleton residents and the investment is projected to support 60 percent AMI (Area Median Income). This week’s vote will show the community’s support and help the developer move ahead and apply for state housing tax credits. However as the chair and a Select Board member – who serves on the Affordable Housing Trust – spoke, the takeaway was a lot of work had been done, but the details were still being developed.
The Select Board member answered a resident’s question and in part, said a housing organization had expressed interest but hasn’t signed onto the project yet. He praised the organization’s work and said the project would offer a “great return” in Littleton’s affordable housing when you look at the per unit cost.
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