looking back: 2021

Lakeville’s housing plan approved —and challenged

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Housing Committee’s application to build an affordable housing apartment building at 11 Holley St. in Lakeville was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on May 17, with numerous conditions and after three separate and lengthy sessions of a public hearing.

Opponents of the housing proposal, represented by attorney Daniel Casagrande, filed a lawsuit on June 8. Nobody involved has said anything publicly since.

On July 12, the Board of Selectmen voted to extend by one year the lease on the town-owned 11 Holley St. property to the Salisbury Housing Committee. The vote was unanimous.

Interest in the Salisbury Housing Committee proposal and in affordable housing in general was high. On Jan. 27, a special meeting of the Affordable Housing Commission on Zoom ended abruptly because the online format could not handle the number of people who wanted to sign in.

— Patrick L. Sullivan

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