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�Y 71}1 N Mashpee Affordable Housing Committee Minutes of July 13,2021 Page 4 w Cape Cod to help build in these niches. We would benefit by including developers with a broader an more specialized experience that could plan and build what they know more quickly than having Mashpee Commons do it all.Not everyone has to have a car. People living in the same community can become acquainted with one another,live independently and have public transit nearby.We are planning a village. Housing typologies need to be diverse. Chairman Isbitz said he found that vision attractive. The missing middle is a missing middle in building and unit types the marketplace,unit sizes and amenities working within that market context to achieve something people don't currently have the ability to take advantage of. Mr. Chace mentioned friends who were able to live on the Cape anymore.That is something he wants to respond to,as well as young people in Town who are living in their parent's basement or moving to Plymouth. We needto target this massive imbalance. This community will not survive if we don't respond to this.We want to bring in these skilled developers to guide us in some of these uncharted areas. We will come back to you,we will learn together. Chairman Isbitz said he would like to have more detail on the missing middle in definitional terms. He encouraged Mr. Chace to define his vision in more depth on the impact he wants to make in the local housing market. Mr. Chace said he has a 3 5-year record. There is a lot of work to do,and this need that we have all identified will not be fulfilled in the short term. Public Comment Sally Bold,a Deer Crossing resident for 3 5 years. She recalls when Mashpee Commons was just Bobby Byrnes and a grocery store. The Commons donated the land for the church and library and nobody gives them thanks for that,they just complain.But she has been waiting 3 5 years to hear what will be developed on the land behind where she lives. Mr. Chace responded that in the Mashpee Commons plan the land behind her home is called the edge area.It is a small lot for town houses and single family homes, and the edge area doesn't allow for commercial. Dennis Balzarini asked what is the difference between workforce and affordable housing.Who will live in the workforce units? [Will it be]his son who has a job but can't afford an apartment,or someone working on a visa? Regarding the 90 up front units,he feels the workforce and affordable units should be mixed with the rest of the village. He worries about 1,700 units that come with 1,700 more cars. Can the Town's infrastructure manage a project so big? Chairman Isbitz spoke on worlorce housing. If workforce housing is in a Ch.40B project,it might have only 25% affordable housing. Yet 100%of the units contribute to the Town's 10%goal. That is clearly advantageous for the Town and for workers who need affordable housing. Mr.Niedzwiecki commented that the Commission will evaluate environmental impacts by use. Residential is more predictable. Commercial space will be permitted out and the traffic impact study will determine how much traffic would be generated. In response to traffic concerns,Chairman Isbitz said it would be helpful to stick to the affordable housing context for this Committee discussion. However.He offered that access to public transit and transportation are part of the housing infrastructure. Mr. Niedzwiecki noted there would be various means of transport. This development will be in the public realm. It will not be a gated community. Means of transit is part of the plan. He saidthey want to build a place that is affordable, and where people don't need a car. They can walk to get to places they need. Arden Cadrin expressed her concern with an insatiable appetite for housing units on Cape Cod. Even in a Ch.4013 project,if those workforce housing units are not restricted,the market will dictate higher prices,