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Division of Housing & Community Renewal

Statewide Affordable Housing Needs Study

Commissioner VanAmerongen created the Office of Policy Research and Development at DHCR in part to develop a Statewide Housing Needs Study. The Office is taking a regional approach and began its efforts by examining housing and community development needs in the North Country, which consists of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. A total of nine regional reports will be completed, after which, a Statewide Housing Needs Study will be issued.

To prepare each regional report, DHCR staff is traveling throughout the state meeting with local officials and housing professionals from pertinent county and city departments (planning, community development, economic development and housing). DHCR staff is also meeting with representatives from Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Companies, affordable housing developers from the private sector and other organizations which have affordable housing as a stated mission of their organization.

The reports will be comprised primarily of information presented by housing professionals at regional meetings. Each regional report will also include U.S. Census and American Community Survey data intended to identify demographic and housing related trends. Staff will also look at current local planning documents in their research.

Governor David A. Paterson said the reports represent "a new level of outreach to and coordination with local officials and housing professionals who best understand the needs of their communities. These reports will provide us with a powerful tool to help determine how New York State's housing and community development programs can best be targeted to meet the needs of our residents."

Western New York Regional Report

Mid-Hudson Regional Report

New York City Suburban Region

Capital District Regional Report

Finger Lakes Regional Report

North Country Regional Report

Last updated on 10/30/08

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