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...other business, the council considered a proposal to launch a citywide housing inspection program for the purpose of raising revenue...
Pini said such a program would help the city make up for a $3.7 million cut in state aid to Cambridge...
Pini added that the program could also improve the quality of housing because the rule would force inspectors to evaluate all housing in the city and make repairs where needed...
Councillor Saundra M. Graham said, however, that she was concerned about the possible impacts of such a program on low-income tenants. She said that some tenants may not be able to afford the improvements that housing inspectors would recommend...
Pini asked Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci to appoint a committee to evaluate such an inspection program. But the council voted to delay action until receiving a written proposal...