Three Island residents walked away from the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this past week with the opportunity to buy a home close to downtown Vineyard Haven for a dramatically reduced price.
In a long-awaited lottery, four Chilmark residents were awarded homesites at Nab’s Corner. The event early Friday evening was standing room only.
With demand for affordable homesites running high and an upcoming lottery for four lots at Nab’s Corner a few days away, the Chilmark selectmen this week denied two appeals from applicants who did not meet the guidelines.
Citing a clear demand for affordable housing in their town, the Chilmark selectmen are discussing making more town land available for homesites.
Four affordable housing lots in Chilmark that became available this year are drawing interest from Island residents.
A project to develop affordable housing on town land in Edgartown may have to go back to town meeting for a vote, the town selectmen said this week.
The commission determined that The Island Housing Trust affordable apartment project near the busy Five Corners intersection would not contribute to traffic problems or have other adverse affects on the community.
