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Great Neck Road North and Degrass Road. The Report of the Committee believes the Habitat homeownership Affordable Housing Committee program has made a significant contribution to the housing need in town,and we gave written support to the state housing agency urging it to provide funding To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the for the project. Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Finally,Committee members have kept abreast of In the past year the Affordable Housing the latest affordable housing developments on the Committee worked with the Town Manager's office Cape, and the funding programs that are available to and the Selectmen to facilitate the development of help us build such housing in Mashpee. As part of this affordable housing in Mashpee. The Committee effort, Committee members along with other Town supported a more active role for the Affordable staff attended a series of 6 seminars in the fall held by Housing Trust to coordinate and carry out an effective the Cape Housing Institute, which covered how to production program. Committee members also make effective affordable housing policy, define the participated in public forums to clarify the Town's need need, and secure the necessary financing. These for affordable housing, and participated in training informative sessions helped to understand the best way seminars conducted by the Cape Housing Institute that to implement an effective affordable housing program helped inform us how to best meet the housing needs in the next few years. for Mashpee residents. Respectfully submitted, In the Spring of 2018, Committee members Alan B.Isbitz, Chairperson participated in "Tuesday Talks" held by Mashpee Walter R.Abbott Jr., Vice Chairperson Commons that aimed to provide public input to plans Berkeley Johnson Jr., Clerk for the future expansion of this regional shopping area. Marie Stone Part of this planning process involves affordable Bruce Willard housing: how much does the Town need and what kind of housing should we provide. Committee members attended open design workshops held as part of the Tuesday Talks and presented information that addressed this housing need. By the end of the year, Report of the Mashpee Commons also restarted its Chapter 40B Director of Assessing family housing program that will soon provide 32 new affordable apartments in Mashpee. Also, in Spring of this year the Affordable To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Housing Committee worked with its consultant, Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Horsley Witten,to complete the second and final phase The Board of Assessors values all Real and of a feasibility study to determine if affordable housing Personal Property within the Town of Mashpee as well could be developed at 950 Falmouth Road. The as the Mashpee Water District. Values are determined consultant investigation concluded that up to 69 as of January 1st each year. These values are based on bedrooms could be built there. As a result, the the previous calendar year's sales. The legal standard Committee worked with the Affordable Housing Trust is that all property is assessed at its"full and fair market during the summer and fall to compose a Request for value". That is, the amount a knowledgeable and Proposals (RFP) and begin a process in 2019 to select willing buyer would pay a knowledgeable and willing the developer most qualified to plan and construct seller on the open market. The fiscal period ending affordable family rental housing there. June 30, 2018 is based on the assessment date of In 2017 Habitat for Humanity completed its 20th January 1,2017. home for purchase by residents In Mashpee. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue Continuing on this success Habitat In 2018 began (DOR) extensively audits the Assessor's Office planning another project consisting of 3 homes on 92