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Dennis trust: Bob Crow Road redevelopment looks financially feasible; consultants to identify grant options
Summary
Cochair Bob Semmelak reported stakeholder meetings and said financial consultants find the Bob Crow Road redevelopment feasible, but noted the project’s scale and the need for additional professional support; consultants will return with potential funding sources including MassWorks, HousingWorks, FEMA resilience grants and EDA.
Cochair Bob Semmelak told the Dennis Affordable Housing Trust on April 28 that recent stakeholder sessions and follow‑up meetings with DPW and financial consultants indicate the Bob Crow Road redevelopment is financially feasible but complex.
“We did present to the select board on it and … I think they were pleased to see the level of work that had been done and that it was moving along,” Semmelak said. He added that the consultants and DPW staff are helping scope the project and identify resources needed to advance design and infrastructure work.
Why it matters: Semmelak said project phasing will hinge on sewer and road work; DPW staff indicated phasing decisions are typically guided by where road reconstructions can serve the greatest number of properties at once. The addition of up to roughly 100 apartments on the site could change earlier calculations about when and where to install sewer infrastructure.
Board members asked consultants to identify potential funding streams. Maggie and other participants mentioned MassWorks and HousingWorks as town‑level or state programs to explore; the group also discussed federal resiliency and economic development sources such as FEMA and the EDA.
Semmelak recommended continuing professional support for design and community outreach, and said a public community meeting is being targeted for late May or June (timing may shift into June because of town meetings and elections). The trust did not approve any funding at this meeting; members said consultants will return with funding options and refined numbers.
