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Affordable Housing Problems on Cape Cod Video

Bob talks with Pat Fiero of the Housing Assistance Corporation about the difficulty in finding land and developing affordable housing on Cape Cod. Fiero tells the story of Dennis, Masssachusetts, where a forward-thinking zoning bylaw allows development of undersized lots if used for affordable housing. The reality is that neighbors have banded together to block such projects, so they do not come to pass. Known as the NIMBY (not in my backyard) response, such thinking prevents people who work in these communities from being able to live in them. It also keeps many who have grown up in these towns from being able to raise their families there.



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Discussing Community Planning at Mashpee Commons

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Affordable Housing Problems on Cape Cod

Bob talks with Pat Fiero of the Housing Assistance Corporation about the difficulty in finding land and developing affordable housing on Cape Cod. Fiero tells the story of Dennis, Masssachusetts, ...



Discussing the Plot Plan for Affordable Housing on Cape Cod

Bob meets with Joe Valle, the developer and general contractor for the River Hill development in Mashpee, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Although Mashpee has zoning laws that restrict housing ...
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Preparing the Site for the Construction of Eleven Homes

Bob meets Bob Bevilacqua at the River Hill site in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where Bevilacqua and his crew have undertaken a mammoth job of earth moving as they cleared and prepared ...
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