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The Huntington Township Housing Coalition’s (HTHC) new 28-page report Huntington Housing Horizons 2030 received favorable coverage in Huntington Now in an article written by Pam Robinson.  Robinson says: “A housing coalition plans to present a report Monday to the Town Board on its findings, including recommendations for more affordable housing in Huntington. The 28-page Huntington… Continue reading Huntington Now Covers HTHC’s Jan 2020 28-Page Affordable Housing Report

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition’s (HTHC) new 28-page report Huntington Housing Horizons 2030 received favorable coverage in Long Island Business News (LIBN) in an article written by David Winzelberg.  Winzelberg says: “A new report presented by the Huntington Township Housing Coalition to Huntington’s town board Monday cites the critical need for affordable housing and outlines… Continue reading LIBN Covers HTHC’s Jan 2020 28-Page Affordable Housing Report

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition today published their new report on the state of affordable housing in Huntington.  Titled Huntington Housing Horizons 2030: Documenting the Need for Affordable Workforce Housing in Huntington, the report documents the need for affordable housing, looks at what has been built in Huntington since the town’s master plan, Horizons 2020, came… Continue reading HTHC Releases 28-Page Report: Huntington Housing Horizons 2030

Dear Supervisor Lupinacci and Members of the Town Board, The Huntington Township Housing Coalition appreciates your efforts to address the issues surrounding housing in the Town of Huntington, and especially those in the Village.  A thriving downtown attracts many potential customers, and if we do not address the issue of parking, we will choke off… Continue reading HTHC comments on proposed C6 zoning changes

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition appreciates the town’s efforts to address the issues surrounding housing in the Town of Huntington, and especially those in the Village. A thriving downtown attracts many potential customers, and if we do not address the issue of parking, we will choke off the health of commerce in the town. In… Continue reading HTHC position on proposed C6 zoning modifications

The following comments were submitted today to Huntington Town Hall: May 20,2019 Dear Supervisor Lupinacci and Members of the Town Board, The Huntington Township Housing Coalition strongly supports the proposed changes to the accessory dwelling unit law outlined in Resolution 2019-243. Accessory dwelling units (ADU’s) are the market-based solution that are the fastest, cheapest, least… Continue reading Housing Coalition Supports Accessory Apartment Law

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition, in conjunction with the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters of Huntington, Leadership Huntington, Housing Help, the Huntington Public Library, the half Hollow Hills Public Library, and Latinos Unidos, is holding a summit on on affordable housing called “Community Conversation on Housing for All-Huntington Township”.  With opening… Continue reading Affordable Housing Summit November 17th, 2018

This report draws from two-and-a half years of study by the Welfare-to-Work Commission’s Supportive Housing Work Group.  It assesses the critical shortage of housing for Suffolk’s most vulnerable residents at risk of becoming homeless: working-poor people earning under 50 percent of the Area Median Income ($55,400 for a family of four) and, more pointedly, people… Continue reading New report highlights how lack of affordable housing leads to homelessness

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition today released its 2018   Housing report 2018, an update of its 2016 report on housing built and proposed in the town of Huntington, NY, since the publication of the Town’s Horizons 2020 master plan. The report notes that only 27% of the affordable housing indicated in the plan has been proposed… Continue reading HTHC Report Updates Inventory Affordable Housing: Still not Enough

Welfare to Work Commission 2017 Report The new Welfare to Work commission report has an important section on housing, describing the dire consequences of the new proposed HUD budget, which could eliminate 145,000 Section 8 vouchers​.