Summary
A 30-unit permanent supportive housing building for unhoused individuals is now approved on a city-owned parcel off Corporate Drive. It includes a sidewalk connection to the new Maine Avenue sidewalk and stormwater treatment meeting Birch Stream urban-impaired-stream standards.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The applicant will pay an in-lieu fee required under the urban impaired stream standard; the amount is not stated.
Unhoused residents gain permanent supportive housing, and the neighborhood gains a sidewalk link to Maine Avenue.
Private developers and investors who receive no comparable rebates, and taxpayers who fund the difference.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council (Regular) - Jul 27, 2026
Two orders would hand back 75% of property taxes for 30 years and create a TIF district for a 30-unit supportive housing project costing $11.2 million. Contractors and taxpayers blasted the per-unit cost and the message to private investors; the council postponed both to August 10.
Planning Board (Regular) - Jun 16, 2026
A 30-unit permanent supportive housing building for unhoused individuals is now approved on a city-owned parcel off Corporate Drive. It includes a sidewalk connection to the new Maine Avenue sidewalk and stormwater treatment meeting Birch Stream urban-impaired-stream standards.
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