Sarah Dixon, director of Community Development, asked the committee to fund another year of Norwood’s participation in a regional Shared Housing Services Organization (SHSO), which retains a consultant to provide affordable‑housing compliance and monitoring services on behalf of several municipalities.

Dixon said Anser Advisory has been the consultant for about 18 months and provides core services that include monitoring deed restrictions on locally restricted units, maintaining the town’s obligations on the Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI), running a sample audit program for annual tenant recertifications and assisting with expiring use or compliance issues.

Dixon told the committee the shared approach reduces per‑municipality costs compared with hiring in‑house staffing and that the SHSO has helped Norwood set up an annual audit program to review recertification files for rentals and ensure documentation remains complete so units remain on the SHI. She said the town wishes to continue participation for a third year to maintain those services.

Committee members asked for a concise, bulletized summary the town meeting presentation so town meeting members can see “here’s what we did so far,” “here’s work in progress,” and “goals for next year.” The consultant company name (Anser Advisory) and that the provider has been consistent were confirmed; one committee member checked last year’s award amount and received affirmation that a prior payment had been made.

No vote was taken; the committee signaled support for continued funding and requested a succinct summary for town meeting outreach materials.