Orleans Affordable Housing Trust voted to raise emergency loan maximum to $40,000. Chair Tom Jurkowski led the unanimous 6-0 votes to increase the Housing Emergency Loan Program cap from $20,000 to $40,000 and allocate an additional $65,000, establishing an annual September review cycle.
The Orleans Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board voted 7-0 to approve amendments allowing demolition to proceed on the former Governor Prence Motel property at 66-76 Route 6A and approved a $1.5 million Grant Agreement with Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. The Select Board also voted 4-0 on…
Orleans Affordable Housing Trust received updates on major projects with no formal votes recorded. Elizabeth Jenkins, Assistant Director of Planning and Community Housing, reported that the Governor Prence Inn redevelopment comprehensive permit application remains before the Zoning Board of
The Orleans Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board voted unanimously to declare 22 Old Tote Road surplus and authorize its transfer to Housing Assistance Corporation for conversion to four affordable residential units.
Orleans Affordable Housing Board advances Old Tote Road development. The four-unit project with Housing Assistance Corporation will include one unit at 80 percent Area Median Income, qualifying all four for state Subsidized Housing Inventory status. Board members Mallorey Quarles and Francis
The Orleans Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board held a strategic workshop on May 7, 2026, reviewing a 10-year plan targeting 350 new year-round housing units, 150 designated as affordable, adopted by the Select Board in 2024. Chair Tom Jurkowski led the meeting. Ms. Jenkins presented current
Trust board approves $37,330 in emergency housing assistance to family. The Affordable Housing Trust Board unanimously approved $37,330 in emergency assistance for a family of seven through the Harwich Ecumenical Council for Housing program, surpassing the board's $25,000-per-family threshold for
Affordable Housing Trust Board established strategic priorities focused on membership recruitment, funding expansion, and advancing housing projects. Chair Alexis Mathison led the board in identifying four opportunities: short-term rental registration expansion to year-round coverage, the 44 Main
Orleans Housing Trust awards Old Tote Road renovation contract. The Affordable Housing Trust Board voted unanimously to issue a Notice of Award to Housing Assistance Corporation for 22 Old Tote Road at a projected cost of $474,322, with the matter referred to the Select Board for
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