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Delegates, residents press county to convert planning into housing action; shared services praised
Summary
Public commenters and delegates urged faster, practical steps on Cape Cod housing, backing a regional shared-services approach while urging the county to target technical and predevelopment help for nonprofits and housing trusts.
Public commenters and a majority of delegates pressed the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates on April 2 to move from study to action on affordable housing, emphasizing technical support, predevelopment funding and expansion of a regional shared-housing services pilot.
Why it matters: Cape Cod speakers and delegates said the housing shortage affects people across the economy — from educators to elderly and people with disabilities — and that regional coordination and early-stage assistance could make projects feasible.
David Kaplan, executive director of Forward, told the assembly he runs affordable, supportive housing for people on the autism spectrum and urged the county to expand assistance beyond construction grants. “Predevelopment for these 8 apartments … is over a million dollars,” Kaplan said, adding that the county provided a…
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