MassDOT Sign-Off Needed For Technical Assistance Grant

By Brad Cole, Falmouth Enterprise

The Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation has been awarded a $50,000 technical assistance grant from MassDevelopment for the master plan developed by Nitsch Engineering. The plan seeks to improve transportation and development of affordable housing at a site on Depot Avenue.

Though the EDIC has a long-term lease of the property, MassDevelopment wants Massachusetts Department of Transportation to sign off on the project as the landowner.

“Most of the transportation-related uses are within the scope of our lease with MassDOT,” EDIC executive director Michael DiGiano said at the corporation’s meeting on Tuesday, February 9. “Housing isn’t particularly mentioned, so we need to basically pull MassDOT in on that. What MassDevelopment wants to do is have a follow-up on scoping with MassDOT.”

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