State lawmakers and Island housing representatives are seeking support from Vineyard residents for an upcoming hearing on the so-called Affordable Homes Act a bold housing bill presented last year by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy that champions a transfer fee on high-priced real estate transactions. While the housing bank legislation continues making its way through […]
As housing bank and local option transfer fee legislation move through the State House, Island housing advocates continue to seek new alternatives that could help mitigate the housing crisis on Martha’s Vineyard. Most recently, at a meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Housing Action Task Force, members heard from Kai Frolich, co-founder of Lease to […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Housing Action Task Force held its second ever meeting Thursday, hearing from Provincetown representatives on what that town has been doing to combat their community’s housing crisis. Provincetown, a small coastal resort town located at the tip of Cape Cod, is a popular vacation destination. Like Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown’s population swells […]
Politicians and representatives from off-Island communities urged Vineyard residents and officials not to delay efforts to mitigate the Island’s housing crisis Thursday evening, during the first meeting of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Housing Action Task Force. Drawing around 80 attendees, the newly created task force’s inaugural meeting served as a weighty reminder of the urgency […]