Finance Committee recommends $100k for Habitat housing
Finance Committee unanimously backs $100k Habitat housing project. The Finance and Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend Select Board approval of a $100,000 allocation from the Municipal Housing Trust for Habitat for Humanity's 44 Oak Avenue project. The two-bedroom home is expected to
Finance & Advisory Committee · Meeting of August 6, 2026
OAK BLUFFS — Finance Committee unanimously backs $100k Habitat housing project. The Finance and Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend Select Board approval of a $100,000 allocation from the Municipal Housing Trust for Habitat for Humanity's 44 Oak Avenue project. The two-bedroom home is expected to generate approximately $3,500 annually in property taxes and advance the town toward its 10 percent affordable housing goal and Safe Harbor status.
The project is scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2027.
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Source: the Finance & Advisory Committee meeting of August 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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