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Community pushes for affordable housing while board advances property disposition process
Summary
Community members and local organizations urged the Albany County School District #1 board to favor workforce or permanently affordable housing for the Old Slade site; at the same time the board authorized property dispositions, surveying and listing and began negotiating offers for multiple district properties.
Several dozen residents, housing advocates and college-affiliated foundations urged the Albany County School District #1 board to prioritize affordable and workforce housing in decisions about Old Slade Elementary.
Kent Noble, representing the John P. L. Bogan Foundation Board and the Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics at the University of Wyoming, told trustees that "housing stability is fundamentally an education issue," and reported his foundation committed $150,000 to help leverage community investment if the board pursues housing-oriented outcomes.
Multiple speakers detailed concrete proposals. Clayton Oski, a local real estate professional, described a 34-unit hybrid duplex proposal for 1212…
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