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Legislature approves Alegria North affordable-housing action after contentious debate over tenant mix
Summary
After a divided floor debate, the Legislature approved an amendment to the county's Affordable Housing Opportunities Program authorizing the Alegria North project. Opponents raised safety and suitability concerns about designated units for people with behavioral-health needs and formerly incarcerated residents; supporters cited strict screening and wraparound services.
The Suffolk County Legislature voted to approve a change to county affordable-housing rules that clears the way for the Alegria North project after extended debate and public comment on May 7.
Opponents—including Legislators Rob Trotta and Leslie Kennedy and several residents—said the proposed occupant mix created public-safety and vulnerability risks for people with developmental or serious mental-health needs. "I cannot support this," Legislator Trotta said on the floor, calling placement of formerly incarcerated people in the same project a "recipe for disaster" for the most vulnerable…
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