GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I V N O 1 J A N U A RY 2 0 2 4 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Unavailability of Rental Housing Remains Stubborn Problem in Town by peyton fleming...
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GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I V N O 1 J A N U A RY 2 0 2 4 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Unavailability of Rental Housing Remains Stubborn Problem in Town by peyton fleming If you’re looking to rent an apartment or house in Ashfield, don’t hold your breath. A web search last month on Google, Craigslist and Zillow showed no rental apartments or rental houses in Ashfield. The bulletin board at Countrypie Pizza had no local rental “If we don’t listings. The Ashfield build more House, the town’s only designated housing, affordable housing, we’re going to has 50 local resi- see drastic dents on a waitlist. population loss, None of this is surprising to Evan particularly in Barth, a long-time Franklin renter in Ashfield. County.” “There’s a big demand to rent in the area, but rentals are non-existent,” said Barth, 33, a law school student who has been living in an apartment above Elmer’s since 2018. “Ten yea
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