MISSING THE MARK: State leaders weigh how to get cities, towns to 10% affordable housing

Katie Castellani

06/06/2025

FORGING AHEAD: East Bay Community Development Corp. Executive Director Diane Mederos, left, and consultant Frank Spinella stand at the future site for Penny Lane, a 40-unit affordable housing project planned along Child Street in Warren. Neighbors opposed the plans, but it eventually gained approval in part because the town’s ratio of affordable housing is too low.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The coastal town of Little Compton has long been a peaceful retreat from urban life, known for its rural landscapes, ancient stone walls and a lack of any traffic lights. But Patrick Bowen says the idyllic town also has a problem. Bowen, a Little Compton native, says it used to be that the year-round working-class

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