A dispute over the permitting process for the large proposed Green Villa housing project in Oak Bluffs was decided by state officials in Boston late last month, though several legal questions remain.
In an April 10 email to the commission, William Cumming said he is willing to replace the four retail buildings in his application with four two-story apartment buildings holding 36 dwellings.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission met Thursday to continue its public hearing on the controversial Green Villa condominium complex, which would create 100 income-restricted ownership apartments and four retail units on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Oak Bluffs.
Earlier this fall, the town filed a lawsuit against Green Villa, claiming the developer is attempting to circumnavigate the way large housing projects have gone through the permitting process for years.
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.
A new neighborhood of 100 apartments for low to moderate income Islanders, served by four stores with employee housing, has been proposed for eight acres on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Oak Bluffs, just east of the future Southern Tier affordable housing complex.
