Citing the depth of Boston’s housing shortage, Mayor Michelle Wu said the city may need to do more than offer tax breaks to get stalled projects moving. That could include using public money for infrastructure expenses that builders would usually cover.
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At a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event, Wu said the city was negotiating changes to mitigation deals with developers, according to the Boston Herald. Under that approach, taxpayers could pay for some project-related “community infrastructure improvements.”…