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Affordable housing subcommittee sets May 19 public meeting and readies FAQs, recordings and outreach
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Summary
The New Canaan Affordable Housing Subcommittee confirmed a May 19 public meeting at the Latham Center, agreed to circulate FAQs and coordinate outreach with local media and social channels, and discussed a condensed presentation with breakout groups and a follow-up survey.
Krista, chair of the New Canaan Affordable Housing Subcommittee, said the group will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 19, at the Latham Center's Douglas Room and asked staff to confirm the reservation.
The subcommittee agreed the public forum should begin with a short presentation (about 30 —45 minutes) followed by small-group breakout discussions and short report-backs. "We'll start with a presentation that's hopefully not more than 45 minutes," Krista said, and committee members discussed recording the initial presentation so people who cannot attend can view it later.
A staff member noted the town AV can be set up in the Douglas Room and that the high school Wagner Room is typically streamed to YouTube but not run as a Zoom hybrid. "We can just record it on YouTube," the staff member said, while the committee discussed whether to allow Zoom viewers to submit questions in writing rather than participate verbally.
To improve public understanding, the subcommittee prioritized a concise FAQ packet and coordinated media outreach. Members targeted Diana's newsletter (issue due the week before the meeting) as a channel and discussed providing materials to the Sentinel, the New Canaanite and the Advertiser, as well as posting to local social groups. "If possible, we'd love to do a follow-up with the actual day and give a little bit more details day and time," a member said about the newsletter timeline.
The group asked that outreach materials foreground the committee's mandate and scope, including what the meeting will and will not cover, to avoid off-topic confusion. Krista suggested circulating draft FAQs and a simple press release to local outlets and having a small team finalize logistics (snacks, setup, tech) ahead of the event.
The committee also agreed to run a post-meeting survey and to collect input at the meeting; Krista said the survey link and presentation materials would be posted to the committee web page after the meeting. The subcommittee plans to meet weekly in advance of the public forum to draft the FAQs, the presentation and the press release.
