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Council Adopts 70% Housing Preference

The Chelsea City Council voted 9-0 to set a 70 percent Chelsea-resident preference on a planned centralized affordable-housing waitlist. Councilor Kelly Garcia sponsored the order; the city manager said 70 percent is the maximum share allowed under state fair housing law without risking lawsuits.

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