HomeMy WebLinkAboutACNVT letter to BOS re HRP-H 4317 finalADVISORY COMMITTEE OF NONVOTING TAXPAYERS
TOWN AND COUNTY BUILDING
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
Board of Selectmen July 16, 2016
Town Building
Nantucket, MA 02554
Recommendation in support of pending H. 4317
Affordable housing for seasonal and year round workers is of great concern
to members of the ACNVT. The need is clear. Its shortage not only impacts
island workers and their employers but also the maintenance of a well
functioning, prospering community of seasonal and year round residents.
The Town needs to draw on all its resources to achieve, at a minimum, 10%
of its year-round housing stock qualifying as affordable. Failure to achieve
this leaves single-family neighborhoods vulnerable to irresponsible
developments.
We have taken up affordable housing in each of our last six meetings in
conversation with diverse Town leaders. With this background we today
heard from our Town Manager and from the Town’s Independent Housing
Consultant, focusing particularly on augmented funding for such housing
which passage of pending H. 4317 could provide.
Upon motion made, seconded and passed, our Committee gives its support
to H. 4317 and recommends that every effort be given to ensure its passage.
Nantucket should always be known as a welcoming place unstinting in its
support of those adversely impacted by the high cost of housing.
Respectfully,
Donald Green
Vice-Chairman, ACNVT