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Students press borough council on housing shortage; council and university officials say solutions will take time
Summary
Several Westchester University students and residents addressed council about student and workforce housing shortages in public comment. Students urged more on-campus housing and changes to local permitting; council members and the mayor acknowledged the issue but said solutions require planning, funding and time.
Multiple Westchester University students and some residents used the public-comment period to urge borough officials to address an acute student and broader affordable housing shortage.
Patrick Baker Evens, who identified himself as a junior living in campus housing, told council that the university has roughly 9,000 beds for about 17,000 students and that many students must find off-campus housing in a tight local market. "WCU…
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