Public meeting to clarify workforce housing on Feb. 22

Public meeting to clarify workforce housing on Feb. 22
Town Hall on Route 22 in Amenia.
Photo by Nathan Miller

AMENIA — The Amenia Housing Board will host a town-wide community event, Workforce Housing 101, on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Town Hall.

The informational event is being organized by Charlie Miller, chairman of the Amenia Housing Board, and its members.

Topics to be explored through presentations and panel discussion include how workforce housing gets built and funded, how people apply to buy and rent homes, local government programs and successful workforce housing initiatives. Refreshments will be served.

Representatives from housing organizations will attend and share information, including the Amenia Housing Board; the Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development; Kent, Connecticut, Affordable Housing; and Hudson River Housing.

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