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O.B. discusses vision for Southern Tier housing development
First phase would see mixed-income occupancy on 8-acre site, with potential for expansion.
The town of Oak Bluffs is looking to use the 8-acre parcel next to the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena to develop mixed-income housing for year-round residents, with the opportunity to tie the property into the 24 acres currently in the process of being transferred to the town by the Land Bank.
The town of Oak Bluffs is looking to use the eight-acre parcel next to the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena to develop mixed-income housing for year-round residents, with the opportunity to tie the property into the 24 acres currently in the process of being transferred to the town by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank.
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Why does Oak Bluffs still own the âdoughnut holeâ?
Town, Land Bank canât close out 2004 deal.
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A current map of the Southern Woodlands. The doughnut hole S is landlocked by the Land Bank s existing property F. Once the swap is executed, the Land Bank would absorb S and carve out 24 acres connected to the town-owned parcel O. The X and K parcels on County Road are listed as town property, but the Land Bank purchased the parcels in 2000.
An agreement is in place to swap landlocked town parcel S with parcel T. Parcels O (already owned by Oak Bluffs) combined with T would give the town a large parcel with frontage on EdgartownÂVineyard Haven Road, expected to be used for affordable housing.
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O.B. secures $210,000 shared streets grant
Oak Bluffs received a $210,000 grant from the state’s Shared Winter Streets & Spaces program to create new sidewalks and improve the bus stop at the Martha’s Vineyard Skatepark.
With the funding, the town will construct brand-new, ADA-compliant sidewalks with lighting around the skatepark, connected to existing paved paths to the YMCA, Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, and the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
The Oak Bluffs grant is part of $3.2 million for third-round funding for the shared streets program. The program provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility, and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the particular challenges of winter.