Committee seeks funding for stalled Habitat project
Affordable Housing Committee votes for Habitat funding meeting. The Committee voted unanimously to convene an Affordable Housing Trust meeting to secure $100,000 needed to complete a three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home at 44 Oak Avenue, expected to finish in November 2026. Committee member Jim
Affordable Housing Committee · Meeting of February 3, 2026
OAK BLUFFS — Affordable Housing Committee votes for Habitat funding meeting. The Committee voted unanimously to convene an Affordable Housing Trust meeting to secure $100,000 needed to complete a three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home at 44 Oak Avenue, expected to finish in November 2026. Committee member Jim Bishop confirmed the Community Preservation Committee has exhausted its funding capacity for the project.
Chair Katherine Donahue is pursuing the Housing Choice Initiative Designation Application due by month's end and will report on the Housing Production Plan at the next meeting.
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Source: the Affordable Housing Committee meeting of February 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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