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Council lays out 9-member Housing Stability Task Force; residency requirement, 30‑day kickoff and 120‑day report agreed
Summary
The City Council agreed Aug. 18 to establish a nine‑member Housing Stability Task Force to study eviction filings, rent burdens and vacancy rates and to recommend measures to reduce evictions and increase housing stability.
Schenectady — The City Council on Aug. 18 discussed and moved forward a resolution creating a nine‑member Housing Stability Task Force to review local housing trends, eviction filings, rent burdens and vacancy rates across the city and to recommend strategies to improve housing stability.
Charge and timeline: Council member Mancini (presenting the draft) described the task force as a volunteer nine‑member body, to include one council member as chair and eight appointed community members representing tenants, landlords, housing advocates, nonprofit providers and legal professionals. The resolution originally set a 120‑day window for the task force to deliver a report; council members agreed the task force should hold its first…
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