9/4/2001 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Minutes

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TAX INCENTIVES Tax incentives that Falmouth is looking into (not sure these can be done): (1) Reduce taxes for "X" number of years for those existing businesses who build second -story affordable housing apartments on top of their current business sites; (2) Work with Habitat — Town to claim lands for nonpayment of taxes and give to Habitat to build affordable housing homes for sale. Leila Botsford mentioned that the Mashpee Housing Authority is forming a nonprofit entity and that the nonprofit entity will mirror the Housing Authority Board and will invite members of this Affordable Housing Committee to serve as well. The timetable: Within 6 months the nonprofit entity should be established. Peter Kirwin strongly recommended the Committee contact Gwen Pelletier, Executive Director of Lower Cape Community Development Corporation. According to Peter, Gwen and her husband have brought in more money to the Lower Cape towns and have done more with less money than any other group on Cape. Leila and the Committee thanked Peter Kirwin for coming and for his input. He then exited the meeting. Following detailed discussions among the Committee members, Richard Terry (Planning Board) volunteered to approach the Cape Cod Commission to ascertain what type of funding is available and to report back to the Committee at next month's meeting (October 7, 2001). Tom Fudala mentioned to the Committee that this morning he met with a developer's attorney (Paul Glynn). The developer wants to do a 40B project on Meetinghouse Road. Tom is going to check with Town Counsel on this request. NEXT MEETING Tuesday, October 2, 2001, at 7:15 p.m. in Town Hall Meeting Room 1. ADJOURNMENT Zella Elizenberry motioned the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 p.m.; this was seconded by Louise Patrick; and unanimously approved. Re pectfully submitted, J Giliberti cretary