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Barnstable County pilot for shared regional housing services draws town interest; administration proposes continuation by intermunicipal agreement
Summary
The county described a two-year ARPA-funded pilot of a shared regional housing services program that provided monitoring, templates, drop-in clinics and a deed-restricted properties database; towns have signaled interest in continuing via a county-run service paid through intermunicipal agreements and consultant contracts.
Joe Pacheco, Barnstable County human services director, and Rena Hammond, home program manager for Barnstable County, summarized the county’s two-year pilot shared regional housing services program on April 14 and said towns have expressed interest in continuing the service.
Rena Hammond described the pilot’s origins in a Home Consortium advisory council request and said the program used ARPA funds to finance a two-year pilot, working with the Cape Cod Commission and a consultant, Barrett Planning Group. She said the pilot produced a database of deed-restricted properties across towns, biweekly drop-in sessions for town staff, and templates and guidance for…
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