Laura Silber, the housing planner at the Martha’s VIneyard Commission, and James Anthony, the president and CEO of Martha’s Vineyard Bank, were appointed by the state housing secretary to the seasonal communities advisory council.
A unanimous vote by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has cleared the way for a mixed-income subdivision in Edgartown that reserves building lots and an apartment duplex for deed-restricted purchase by year-round Islanders.
Silver and green shovels struck the ground Thursday marking the beginning of construction for Meshacket Commons, an affordable housing complex off Meshacket Road in Edgartown.
The latest influx of cash will help chip away at the Chilmark project’s current $5 million budget shortfall, and could prompt a special town meeting later this year on the housing proposal.
The West Tisbury select board voted Tuesday to rescind its request for proposals to build a housing complex at 401 State Road — essentially hitting the pause button on the senior affordable housing development
Green Villa, a proposed 100-apartment affordable housing complex in Oak Bluffs, needs to bring more details to Island planners before it can start a full public review.
The massive housing bill passed Tuesday includes policies that explicitly give the Vineyard new ways to develop housing, allow accessory dwelling units by right in certain areas and make special allowances for towns with fluctuating populations.
Smaller in scope than other local groups, and relying largely on private donations rather than public funding, Habitat for Humanity focuses on building single-family homes for private ownership.
