Trustees continue affordable-housing code review, create earmarked fund language

The Briarcliff Manor Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 continued a public hearing on proposed changes to the village affordable-housing code, focusing on revisions to Chapter 220 (definitions) and Chapter 220-10 (affordable housing). A trustee summarized the board’s approach: "we are just clarifying that, we would be creating a fund for affordable housing." The draft removes the option of a fee in lieu of building affordable units and instead establishes an earmarked fund to receive donations, bequests and any grants that arrive in the future.