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CHAB backs purchase of 13.5-acre Wainscott site for affordable housing; public hearing set for May 7
Summary
The Community Housing Advisory Board voted to support a proposal to acquire 13.5 acres at 549–550 Wainscott NW Road for $3,975,000 using the Community Housing Fund, and will submit an advisory to the Town Board ahead of a May 7, 2026 public hearing.
The Community Housing Advisory Board (CHAB) voted to support a proposal to acquire 13.5 acres at 549 and 550 Wainscott NW Road for $3,975,000 to hold the property for potential affordable housing use. Committee Chair Andrew Garvey said the current proposal is to purchase the site solely with the town’s Community Housing Fund rather than the Community Preservation Fund and emphasized the need for a creative development plan appropriate to the property.
CHAB’s support will be transmitted to the Town Board as an advisory prior to a public hearing scheduled for May 7, 2026. The minutes record that the committee confirmed the town could sell the property if an affordable housing plan cannot be executed, and that members discussed preserving flexibility for future development rather than preserving a portion of the parcel as open space (as was done at Cantwell Court).
The board listed no specific development plan in the minutes. Committee Chair Andrew Garvey will draft the advisory and circulate it to committee members for review and approval. The advisory and the public hearing are the next formal steps before any purchase or development decision by the Town Board.
