Barnstable Updates Housing Plan, Cape Cod Commission Releases New Strategy

June 5, 2024

HYANNIS – The Town of Barnstable has released an updated draft of the Housing Production Plan for public review.

The plan, last updated in 2016, aims to increase the number of affordable housing units in the community and increase attainability.

It will need to be ratified by the Town Council.

A link to the plan is available on the Town of Barnstable website. Comments are due by June 14th.

Meanwhile, the Cape Cod Commission has released a new Regional Housing Strategy which recommends creating a regional land trust and housing land bank.

The commission has published housing profiles for Barnstable County and each town at CapeCodCommission.org.

By Jim McCabe, CapeCod.com NewsCenter

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Affordable Housing, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Commission, Town of Barnstable

About Jim McCabe

Jim McCabe is a native of (suburban) Philadelphia who has lived in New England and covered Cape Cod news since 2016. He is also the play-by-play announcer for the Cape-based Seahawks Hockey Club .