Maura Healey has set some pretty ambitious housing and energy targets: building 200,000 new homes statewide, while also developing a power grid that fully relies on clean electricity.
Yes, the governor has said she wants to see both happen — by 2030. But achieving even one of those targets is challenging enough. They will take considerable time and money, not to mention a willingness from enough private sector developers to advance all the projects needed for those goals.
Then there’s that little issue of getting the state’s vast array of cities and towns to go along.In recent weeks, the Healey administration has found out just how vexing that last obstacle can be.
Source: On housing, energy, it’s Healey vs. tradition of local control
