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The Nantucket select board approved the warrant for a special town meeting in September that may decide the fate of short-term rentals on the island.
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One effort involves creating pre-approved housing plans that towns and developers can use to speed up the permitting and construction of affordable housing projects. About a dozen different types of housing units will be undertaken, including duplexes and accessory dwelling units.
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Officials in some Cape and Islands communities say they’re disappointed to see a housing proposal supported by at least 12 local towns left out of a critical bill in the state Senate.
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Gov. Maura Healey supports the fee as a local option to support housing initiatives; it would only be implemented in towns that approve it. But a statewide real estate group say the fee is a tax that increases the cost of housing.
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The state housing secretary and his staff visited Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard this week to gather suggestions for the Healey administration’s first five-year housing plan.
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Some local police have trouble affording a home on Cape Cod, which makes hiring officers more difficult and can affect emergency response times. We learn more about the problem and what communities are doing in the conclusion to a two-part series.
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They save lives, but they can't buy a house. First responders hit by Cape and Islands housing crisisGabriella Parker, an Orleans firefighter and paramedic, talks about the difficulty first responders face trying to find housing on the Cape and Islands. And local fire chiefs say the cost of housing makes staffing a challenge. Part 1 of a two-part series.
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A link between the island's housing crisis and the number of people experiencing homelessness.
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Communities across Cape Cod will soon welcome nine college students from around the country to develop plans for affordable, sustainable, and climate resilient housing.
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Stewart Miller, the head of school, said Riverview wants to add programming for students over 21.