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Nantucket reaches 8% of state SHI as town seeks deed‑restriction proposals; legislators press transfer‑fee option
Summary
The Affordable Housing Trust opened a year‑round deed‑restriction pilot and announced Tacoma Green’s 64 units have been added to the state Subsidized Housing Inventory (bringing Nantucket to 8%). State Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Thomas Mokeley updated the board on housing legislation, including a transfer‑fee/home‑rule strategy.
The Nantucket Select Board heard an update Thursday that the town has reached 8% of the state’s 10% Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) target after the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities added 64 rental units at Tacoma Green to the SHI list.
Dylan Metchimpel, the town’s deputy housing director, told the board the Affordable Housing Trust is seeking proposals for a year‑round deed‑restriction pilot to preserve housing for residents who live and work on Nantucket. Questions are due Jan. 9, 2026; applications are due Jan. 28, 2026; awards are expected Feb. 27, 2026, and guidance is posted on the Housing…
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