17:29:23 From Tistrya Houghtling to Everyone: On page 25 of the study under the affordability index, it shows New Lebanon in the black by $50k in Column E (1 of 3 towns showing affordable housing being accessible on this chart) however on page 30 it shows 24.7% of owners burdened and 5.5% severely burdened and on page 31 is shows 29.3% of renters burdened and 24.1% severely burdened which doesn’t seem affordable. How can both exist? Affordable housing being accessible in New Lebanon while so many people are burdened and severely burdened? Would Darren Scott’s company work with the Town of New Lebanon directly on affordable housing? And, if so can we get his contact information? Also, can the slideshow from today be emailed out to everyone? 17:30:22 From Ellen Levy to Everyone: How to deal with the affect of the airbnb situation, which we know has taken many units off of the market? 17:30:34 From Linda Swartz to Everyone: Bus service would be needed to rural towns surrounding Hudson 17:30:38 From Rebecca Wolff to Everyone: Can you discuss the significance of Fair Market Rent in these calculations? Does it correspond well to actual market conditions in our county and towns and city? 17:30:40 From gunnar wordon to Everyone: What role do you think community land banks and land trusts can play in addressing the affordable housing crisis in Columbia County? 17:30:55 From Al Bellenchia - Habitat to Everyone: what steps can be taken at the County level to streamline approval and land use processes to foster smaller developments? 17:31:55 From Rebecca Wolff to Everyone: Can you talk about the potential role of large employers (hospital, prisons, manufacturers etc) in partnering to support the creation of new workforce housing? 17:32:04 From Linda Mussmann to Everyone: taxpayers need incentives for developing additional units 17:32:12 From Michael Borges to Everyone: HCR has much to offer, but programs targeted to developing rental and owner occupied housing are missing particularly for rural communities of less than 10,000 people. The Rural Housing Coalition is proposing funding a Small Rental Development Initiative to build affordable housing units of 20 or less. 17:34:50 From Joanne Klein to Everyone: how to balance out developers who have their own goals in mind, when it might clash with a small town's goal for development. this area is struggling with that. 17:34:53 From Linda Mussmann to Everyone: if the big developers can’t do small projects—then there should be incentives for people who have perhaps the ability to do so— 17:36:04 From Stephanie Sussman to Everyone: Great comments by Joe Czjaka. Is Columbia County prepared to advance ADU's as an immediate effort to impact increased housing stock? Other solutions are wonderful but are projects that require long term investments in infrastructure to develop water, sewer. All of the presenters were excellent. Small scale development needs County engagement and effort. Development of updated Comprehensive plans in local towns is an essential first step and long overdue in most towns. 17:36:12 From Jonathan Eckman to Everyone: Are there guidelines on making housing more affordable while maintaining the character of an area—zoning, approval guidelines, etc.? And what options are there to make housing more affordable without new development? How do we make sure we keep the county rural while helping to make housing affordable? 17:36:23 From Katy to Everyone: The town of Claverack, where I'm a member of the Town Board, did our comprehensive plan about 12 years ago and the feedback we received was the desire for open space and maintaining our rural character. As a result, we passed zoning law changes that call for a minimum of 5-acre zoning in much of our town. I think this is something that many other towns did too. While I am a firm believer in open space, I am now realizing that the 5-acre minimum has a negative impact on affordable housing for much of the town. We have families that would like to subdivide their property so their children can build a home, but they must have a minimum of 10-acres to do this. So this is a challenge that we face and I am looking for any advice from the experts on how best to address this challenge, while still keeping our rural character. 17:36:38 From Jim Reeks to Everyone: Due to the cost structure of NYS it is very difficult to do small projects. It takes just as much time to go thru planning etc to do small as a big one. 17:38:26 From Jim Reeks to Everyone: The new urbanism is to go denser so that it is easier for communities to maintain water lines sewer lines roads etc. 17:38:49 From Meredith Kane to Everyone: Is there a model zoning ordinance that allows for small-scale (4-6 unit) rental housing on an as-of-right basis in a rural context? 17:39:33 From Donay Queenan to Everyone: The non-owner occupied Short Term Rental market is exploding in Columbia County, as it is nationwide. 1) Has there been a study to determine the impact of the proliferation of STRs on affordable housing and 2) is Columbia County considering taxing STRs as a business as the resulting dollars could support building or maintenance of affordable rental housing. 17:40:05 From Linda Mussmann to Everyone: school taxes here are very very high making home ownership another added burden 17:41:42 From Tistrya Houghtling to Everyone: Will you guys go up to the top? Katy's question was the 15th and just wondering if you will go back to the 1st question before continuing to number 16? 17:46:19 From Rebecca Wolff to Everyone: Please discuss the role of land trusts for Columbia County’s housing future. 17:47:24 From Michael Richardson - Rivers & Mountains GreenFaith Circle to Everyone: Echo the question from Gunnar Wordon and Rebecca Wolff on the role of land trusts 17:48:24 From Tistrya Houghtling to Everyone: Will Darren Scott work with individual towns on affordable housing and, if so, can we get his contact information? 17:49:18 From Debra Gitterman (she/her) to Everyone: Darren Scott: Does a municipality need to re-do a 20-year-old comprehensive plan or can a Housing Needs Assessment (a shorter, less expensive option) suffice for planning and attracting funders to help execute the plan. 17:51:15 From donaldmoore to Everyone: To incentivize developers, can the County assume any PILOT considerations? Possibly the School Districts, as well. Such tax considerations would take the developer’s financial interest into account, and possibly lower end costs to owners and renters. 17:51:31 From Duncan Barrett to Everyone: Darren Scott --Darren.scott@nyshcr.gov 17:51:32 From matt murell to Everyone: the rub between developable land and the state supported push to develop solar farms. 17:53:01 From Peter Flierl to Everyone: Thank you for the forum. 17:53:32 From Rebecca Wolff to Everyone: I hope you will save this chat and consider addressing these questions in some extending manner! 17:54:05 From Darren Scott to Everyone: Correction: Darren.scott@hcr.ny.gov 17:54:09 From Michael Borges to Everyone: There needs to incentives to build entry level modular homes 5-6 units small scale and tax credits for contractors to build them as well as a STAR like deduction on property taxes. 17:54:20 From Michelle Tullo to Everyone: Thanks to Pattern, CEDC, and all the panelists. What's the County's next step to begin implementing the recommendations in this report? 17:55:11 From Elizabeth DiPalma to Everyone: To Jim Reeks comment: 17:57:41 From Elizabeth DiPalma to Everyone: Oops. To JimReeks comments, 1. How do we get the state to make it easier to do small developments? And 2. Creating new developments which echo the density of hamlets with open space around, rather than single homes with large lots seems worth looking into. The charm of hamlets is part of why people come here, after all. 17:57:41 From Andrew to Everyone: Red Hook, NY in Dutchess county has a beautifully written Cluster Subdivision code that allows for density and preserves open space 17:57:43 From Sally Baker PBInc.org to Everyone: Many thanks for this forum and starting this conversation for Columbia County. Thanks to Darren for that nice call out for our re-adapt project in Philmont as a part of PBI's housing program! 17:59:15 From Linda Mussmann to Everyone: sprawl has wasted a lot of valuable space here in the county—shopping centers have eaten up space that could be re-used for housing —speaking of Greenport for example 17:59:19 From Tammy Dillon, Hudson Hall to Everyone: This was a great forum, thank you all. 17:59:51 From Bill Gerlach to Everyone: Thank you to the BOS , CEDC and Patterns for Progress 18:00:33 From Tistrya Houghtling to Everyone: You are all amazing! Thank you so much for your hard work! Let's get to work implementing these suggestions! 18:00:49 From Rebecca Wolff to Everyone: adaptive reuse is important! 18:01:11 From Meredith Kane to Everyone: Thank you - this was a great forum, and wonderful to know that the entire County is focused on these issues! 18:01:18 From Joe Czajka to Everyone: Thank you all. I have a 6pm session as well. Be well. 18:02:03 From Katy to Everyone: Thank you! 18:02:10 From Caroline Hall to Everyone: Thank for the invite and the update. 18:02:21 From Dan Barufaldi to Everyone: Thanks everyone!!