The possibility of low-income families to make a life here has all but vanished, and, in recent years, even Islanders who make six figures have few options.

The developer behind the controversial condominium complex proposal in Edgartown is claiming his project should get a de facto approval because of an alleged permitting snag by the town. 

Developers and public officials gathered in Oak Bluffs Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Tackenash Knoll, a 60-unit affordable housing development along Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week approved the Cat Hollow condominium development in Vineyard Haven, where the nonprofit Island Housing Trust plans to build three duplexes with income restrictions on four of the six units.

The developers behind the controversial housing project in Edgartown are planning to withdraw their application and propose more units targeted at Islanders in the “missing middle” income bracket.

The state office of housing and livable communities announced the funding on Monday, granting $2.1 million to the project on Bellevue avenue.