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New Haven housing task force reports strong community engagement, seeks feasibility funding
Summary
The town's housing task force told the Select Board it collected robust input (roughly 130 survey responses) at recent outreach events, is exploring funding for a feasibility study and is evaluating property hosts and septic/wastewater approaches as the next step.
The housing task force updated the Select Board on July 21 about outreach and next steps for village‑center housing. The presenters said they staffed a Summerfest booth and a follow‑up event that drew roughly 140 visitors and produced about 130 survey responses that will inform next steps on village‑center development, walkability and potential municipal infrastructure needs.
"I think we had about a 140 bars go through there, and we got about a 130 of those to respond to the survey," the task force presenter said, summarizing turnout and response rates. The presenter emphasized that while the survey shows generally favorable sentiment for added housing and some business activity, questions about taxes and who benefits remain prominent in town feedback.
The task force described three preliminary funding sources for a feasibility study to evaluate a municipal septic or other wastewater facility and said it has opened conversations with potential property hosts and local economic development partners. The group asked the board to authorize continuing grant applications and outreach to explore feasibility funding, noting the transition from task‑force planning to town‑level grant application would be a next step.
