A Boston city councilor is questioning whether the city’s decades-old residency requirement for municipal employees still makes sense at a time when their salaries have not kept pace with rising housing costs. 


<div class="paywall-container">
<div class="textbox">
<h4 style="padding: 0 0 20px"> <a href="https://checkout.bostonherald.com/?&amp;g2i_or_o=Internet&amp;g2i_or_p=mg2pw20&amp;g2i_source=MD&amp;g2i_medium=sspw&amp;g2i_campaign=MG2PW20-sspw&amp;returnUrl=https3A2F2Fwww.bostonherald.com2F">Subscribe</a> to continue reading this article.</h4>
<h4> Already subscribed? <a href="/2024/09/18/boston-city-councilor-pushes-to-review-50-year-old-residency-requirement-to-mixed-reactions//login?&amp;returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonherald.com%2F2024%2F09%2F18%2Fboston-city-councilor-pushes-to-review-50-year-old-residency-requirement-to-mixed-reactions%2F">To login in, click here.</a></h4>
</div>
</div>


Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-09-18 05:21:20">September 18, 2024 at 5:21 a.m.</time>

A Boston city councilor is questioning whether the city’s decades-old residency requirement for municipal employees still makes sense at a time when their salaries have not kept pace with rising ho…{ai:summary}<p>A Boston city councilor is reevaluating the city's long-standing residency requirement for municipal employees. The inquiry arises amid concerns that employee salaries have not adjusted to the increasing housing costs. </p><p>#politics</p>

Boston city councilor pushes to review 50-year-old residency requirement to mixed reactions

Subscribe to continue reading this article.

Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

Loading...