05/21/2025 PLANNING BOARD Minutes (3)

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of TMs s,s z. AU�1MLIUV��y own qf MaS 2 Panning Board c� 16 Great Weck RoadWorth -Mashpee, -Massachusetts 02649 have barely budged. This Committee is now presented with a monumental task. If this plan is adhered to, we may be able to get up to 8%. She asked the Planning Board if that is attainable. Ms. Waygan commented that professionally she has created 300 units and it can be done with monthly meetings and continued progress. LeClair Village for example, took the former AHC chair a considerable amount of volunteer time with the Town Manager's office. She pointed out the goal for acquiring a part time staff person to help kick this off and initiate projects. Mr. Sparkes discussed the executive summary and the small percentage of growth of housing stock in that five-year period from 2015, he would like to add a sentence about today. In 2025, our affordable housing rate only results in 1/10t" progress over the last 20 years. Collectively, collaborative efforts need to be made, where water and housing remain substantial initiatives, without any negative effect to the other. Ms. Peters commented about the population increasing with senior citizens and retirees, pricing young families out. Mr. Balzarini commented about sewer and affordable housing needing to be hooked up to the sewer. He also stated the price of lumber is expensive, roughly $500/s.f. There is not much land left in Mashpee. He has proposed top of shop apartments for workforce housing, people who work at Mashpee Commons or the health center. He is also supportive of Ms. Peters idea about tiny homes. Ms. Waygan said the Mashpee Commons 40B Comprehensive Permit from 2007 permitted 381 units with 25% affordable, for both rental and homeownership. They were recently back before the ZBA, this new phase went for final plans, and she is unsure if it went to the Building Department. When calculating affordable housing, the denominator stays for 10 years, as it corelates with the government census. Denominators grow with the number of year-round housing units increasing. We saw during Covid, it brought a wave of full-time year-round housing, which brings our percentage of town wide affordable down. Mashpee used to be above 5%, now we are below. LeClair Village added 39 units to the inventory, and we will be above 5% again. Mr. Sparkes discussed the poor performance rate to date. There are properties where we can make some gains, properties that are small or unbuildable are perfect for Habitat for Humanity. We need to take a multiprong approach. They will continue to seek help from the Planning and Select Boards on this plan. More than that, it will take resources, like the office personnel or utilizing the Trust without having to wait for a vote at Town Meeting. Ms. Faulkner commented that use of town owned land, sewer access or wastewater treatment, and a smaller footprint will help cut costs. She is shocked to see the cost of wood now. Some people in town were objecting the tiny home concept due to safety, but it can be done. There are a couple of locations in town where this would be suitable, and start with 40 or 50 units. 2