[Year-Round Housing Committee] housing

[Tammy Hohn]

Tom and I would definitely like to meet again next
week.

In going through the survey, I share Amy's concern
that it seems to ask current homeowners if they will
need housing in the future. I also think that the
proposal in the letter (the town building a year-round
rental) may bias people from the start. As Cade said,
it should be neutral, and I think that by including
that proposal, people will make a judgment before
taking the survey. So, I'd like to see proposals for
year-round housing in the survey only, and perhaps ask
the people taking the survey to number their
preferences so that the committee would have a better
idea of which  proposal  would have the most community
support.  

My general thoughts are as follows:

-For those attending the meeting (aside from Amy and
Will with the mold issue) the problem appears to lie
in permanent year-round housing rather than year-round
rental housing.
-There are currently no homes or land for sale that a
working-class family could afford.
-In order to maintain a year-round community, the
committee should consider rental housing and permanent
housing.



The proposal, for a single year-round rental to be
built,  would bring numerous problems in my opinion,
including:

-It involves the town using funds to not only build
the house, but also to maintain it as a landlord does.
 Will the town need to pay a property manager?  This
is a large financial investment.
-Who will decide which family gets the house?  Will
another one be built?
-If this will be a serious proposal, a time line
should be proposed as well.  It could take a great
deal of time for one home to be built. 
-There are already five families looking for
year-round housing, I think that timeliness should be
considered in resolving the housing issue.

That's all for now, 
Tammy


 
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