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BOSTON-The Boston Redevelopment Authority has agreed to meetwith members of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board to discuss aproposal that will more than double opt-out fees for developers whowant to bypass the city's mandated affordable housing quotas. Themeeting comes after developers complained to the city that theywere "blindsided" by an announcement earlier this week by MayorThomas Menino that he plans to increase the fees from $97,000 to$200,000 per affordable unit.

"We would very much like to talk to the BRA about this proposal.We want to fully understand what is on the table," Gregory Vasil,chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board,tells GlobeSt.com. A city ordinance requires residential buildersto make 15% of all new rental and condo units in the cityaffordable. If they choose not to do so, they must pay an opt-outfee. Under the new proposal, money from those fees would go into apool to build affordable housing elsewhere in the city.