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Rhinebeck board authorizes letter of intent to pursue New York pro‑housing certification
Summary
The Rhinebeck Village Board voted to authorize a mayoral letter of intent to apply for New York State’s Pro‑Housing Certification, following a presentation by the Comp Plan Implementation Committee about program pathways and potential access to discretionary funding for certified municipalities.
Donna Warner, co‑chair of the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee’s Affordable Housing Work Group, told the village board that New York’s Pro‑Housing Certification offers two pathways to certification: demonstrable housing growth (about 1% of units) or adoption of a model “pro housing” resolution prepared by the state program. Warner said the program now prioritizes or requires certification to apply for certain discretionary funding and that the current package of programs totals roughly $650 million to $750 million for certified communities.
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