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<br /> Affordable Housing Committee <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, MA 02649 <br />- A letter has to come from the town, but the developer can help writing the letter. <br />Who qualifies for local preference? <br />- Current residents – one or more members living in the town of application <br />- Municipal employees <br />- Local business employees <br />- Households with children attending the local school <br /> <br />When determining preference: <br />- They look within the geographic boundaries such as Barnstable County, not Upper Cape. <br />- No durational requirements <br />- An offer to work in the town is an acceptable form of proof. <br />- Cannot have a local preference that discriminates against the disabled or elderly <br />- Local preference applies to the initial sale or lease up. <br /> <br />Mr. Tutor inquired about programs that maintain efforts to get housing bills passed. <br /> <br />Ms. Shufelt stated there are community development block grants. As the housing prices <br />increase, voucher numbers go down. We are losing Section 8 vouchers in Massachusetts. <br /> <br />Ms. Muller noted a first-year teacher’s salary only being $50,000. <br /> <br />Homeyer Village is state public housing for seniors, managed by the Mashpee Housing <br />Authority, that can have up to 13.5% of units available for younger people with disabilities. <br /> <br />Contact Information: <br />Laura Shufelt <br />Senior Advisor & Real Estate Development Officer <br />lshufelt@mhp.net <br />857-317-8582 <br /> <br />Carsten Snow-Eikelberg <br />Real Estate Development Manager <br />csnoweikelberg@mhp.Net <br /> <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />