Emblem Hyannis a poster child for housing, open space balancing act
Proponents of affordable housing and the environment face off in first Cape Cod Commission public hearing on the proposed Emblem Hyannis apartments.
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Proponents of affordable housing and the environment face off in first Cape Cod Commission public hearing on the proposed Emblem Hyannis apartments.
Most Hyannis residents don’t deny the Cape is in dire need of housing. But a proposal to build a 312-unit apartment complex on the site of the Twin Brooks Golf Course has drawn significant opposition, not only from neighbors but residents across town. Many say they worry the complex would worsen traffic near the already troublesome West End Rotary, burden town infrastructure and contribute to the further degradation of Stewarts Creek and nearby wetlands, which feed into Keyes and Eugenia Fortes beaches. They also worry it won't do much to alleviate the crush of demand for year-round ho...