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Commissioners discuss using county land, pursue planning grants amid housing policy changes
Summary
The board discussed using county-owned parcels for affordable and senior housing, pursuing planning grants to assess feasibility, and expressed concern about state-level shifts that could reduce permanent supportive housing units in the region.
Commissioners spent substantial time Nov. 20 discussing whether to make county-owned land available for affordable or senior housing and how to use planning grants to identify feasible parcels. The discussion followed staff comments that state policy changes and funding priorities have created uncertainty for permanent supportive housing.
Betsy Andrews, joining by Zoom, told the commission that New Hampshire is shifting toward transitional housing models and that…
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