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Dennis Affordable Housing Trust OKs spring cleanup funds, pays appraisal fee and advances candidate interview
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Dennis Affordable Housing Trust authorized one-time spring cleanup spending of up to $1,000 per trust property, approved a $4,200 appraisal payment from CPC grant funds for 187 Depot Street, and authorized an interview (and possible hiring) of an administrative candidate. Trustees also discussed a compliance issue at 163 Upper County Road.
The Dennis Affordable Housing Trust on May 18 approved three administrative actions and heard updates on several housing projects. The trustees authorized one-time spring cleanup and landscape work—up to $1,000 per property—approved a $4,200 appraisal payment for 187 Depot Street to be charged to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) grant account, and authorized the hiring panel to interview and potentially hire the administrative candidate described in the application.
The meeting opened at 5 p.m. in the Prayer Room at Dennis Town Hall. Housing coordinator (speaker 4) told trustees the Trust will hold a June 3 lottery for 540 Main Street and the Ready Renter program in the Police Training Room and said she would forward registration and event information to trustees. The coordinator also raised a compliance concern at 163 Upper County Road: an older regulatory agreement that appears not to meet current Housing Lottery/Certification (HLC) standards, a tenancy/management arrangement involving Bass River Realty, and the owner’s recent retention of an attorney. The coordinator told trustees that new program funding could cover needed work but that units would only be placed on the waiting list when vacancies occur.
On the spring-cleanup motion, the chair moved to authorize up to $1,000 per trust-owned property for a one-time spring cleanup and landscape maintenance using CBDC funds; the motion was seconded and recorded as approved in the meeting transcript. The housing coordinator had presented a contractor estimate of about $1,000 per property to remove overgrowth, haul debris and perform initial cleanup work.
Trustees also discussed an updated appraisal for 187 Depot Street. A trustee reported that the appraiser, Shepherd & Associates, had sent a draft that omitted revised costing for adding two units; trustees requested updated pages modeling six affordable units and asked the appraiser to deliver the revisions quickly. The Trust moved to authorize payment of $4,200 to Shepherd & Associates from the CPC grant to cover the appraisal work so the application could remain ready for the CPC meeting the following day.
Finally, trustees considered a remote minute-taker candidate whose resume showed experience as an administrative assistant to a conservation commission. The Trust moved to invite the candidate (identified in the file as Melanie) for an interview and amended the motion to give two designated trustees authority—Kayla (noted in roll call) and Maggie—to make the hiring decision if the interview findings are acceptable. The amended motion was recorded as approved.
The meeting ended after trustees discussed scheduling and penciled in June 23 for the next meeting.
Key outcomes: the Trust approved one-time spring-cleanup spending (up to $1,000 per property), authorized a $4,200 appraisal payment from CPC funds for 187 Depot Street and authorized interview/hiring authority for a minute-taker candidate. The transcript records the motions and votes but does not provide a roll-call vote tally by name for each motion.
