Rather than construct a new $4.4 million Department of Natural Resources building, the Town of Mashpee will seek to purchase two existing commercial bays on Mercantile Way for $850,000 to serve as a home base for the department.
In a meeting with the Mashpee Board of Selectmen on Monday, February 1, Town Manager Rodney C. Collins presented the Mercantile Way site as an alternative to an earlier proposal to construct a new facility on Red Brook Road.
âIs it as ideal as a $4.4 million facility? No, itâs not,â Mr. Collins said. âBut I would much rather spend $850,000 versus $4.4 million, especially since we are walking into a turnkey building that is brand new and we donât have to do anything down at Red Brook Road.â
Chloe Shelford Dec 15, 2020
Dakota Partners, the developers behind the proposed Woodland Cove affordable housing development at the intersection of Red Brook Road and Cranberry Highway, plan to start construction in May 2021.
The developers recently secured funding for the project through state and federal low-income housing tax credits, Massachusetts housing subsidy funds, and through commercial lenders.
To make way for the housing development, the Starlight Motel will need to be demolished. The Dakota Partners and the motel’s current owner, Boston Land Group, are working to help relocate the current residents of the motel. Those of the residents who are qualified will be given the option to move into the new housing when it is complete, according to the developer.
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