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.
A new neighborhood is quietly taking root in West Tisbury. There’s a house with an older couple living in it, another one with a mom and two elementary school-aged kids, and a third house owned by a couple who has a newborn baby. On any given weekday, the playground at the West Tisbury School seems just a stone’s throw away.
A plan to convert an old house off Water street in Vineyard Haven into affordable apartments will require review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a development of regional impact. The location near the Five Corners intersection was a primary concern.