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Board to consider letter supporting Nassau affordable-housing initiative after member request
Summary
At a board member's request, the board discussed endorsing a letter of support for an affordable-housing project in Nassau County that has secured land and an approximately $1,000,000 state grant; members agreed a letter of support would be appropriate and to add the item to the next agenda.
A board member (Speaker 4) told the board organizations working on a Nassau County affordable-housing initiative have already secured land and about $1,000,000 in state grant funding and asked the board to consider a letter of support or a resolution. Board staff said a letter of support would be acceptable and offered to include space for all board members to sign.
Why it matters: the item is a formal expression of local support that could affect grant packaging and local partnerships; the board could later convert the letter into a resolution if members request a formal endorsement.
Board member 4 described prior grant work and inter-organizational collaboration and said the groups "were collaborating together on this" and had secured the land and state funding; he characterized the board role as providing a resolution or letter of support rather than direct funding. Speaker 1 confirmed the document can be used as a resolution if the board prefers but indicated a letter of support would suffice for now.
Next steps: staff will place the letter-of-support item on the upcoming agenda for board action. The board did not take a formal vote during this meeting.
Ending: board members agreed to place the item on the advertised agenda so members can review and, if they wish, sign the letter at the next meeting.
