A quarter of the proposed units would have reduced rates for Grafton residents and employees making 80% of the median income, which would be about $63,000 annually for a household of two.
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MARION The Heron Cove housing project is getting bigger.
The Select Board unanimously endorsed a plan to turn the Heron Cove housing project into a Local Initiative Program development on June 1.
The Local Initiative Program, run by the state, encourages the creation of affordable housing by providing assistance to communities and developers working to create affordable rentals, according to mass.gov.
The updated Heron Cove plan would see an increase of 24 units, from 96 to 120. Additionally, 25% of the units in the development will be rented to people making no more than 80% of the median area income.
The project, developed by Steen Realty, would take up 17 acres on Route 6, near the Wareham Bridge.
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At the South Algonquin Business Association virtual event held Feb. 4 via Zoom, participants at the event were treated to some valuable information and advice from Kate Monk from Explorers’ Edge, Carolyn Barker-Brown from Community Futures, and Lori Marcil from Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario, to navigate the uncertain spring tourism season due to the ongoing pandemic. Each presenter also explained the steps their organization had taken to help tourism businesses through COVID-19.
SABA chair Gabriela Hairabedian and secretary Angela Pollak moderated the meeting, and thanked their guest presenters and everyone who was in attendance.
Kate Monk, the senior director of strategy and communications with Explorers’ Edge was first to present. Explorers’ Edge is the tourism organization representing the region that encompasses Algonquin Park, the Almaquin Highlands, Loring-Restoule, Muskoka, Parry Sound and South Algonquin. Funded by the Minist