Affordable Housing 101

Please join TALK, Truth in Action with Love & Kindness,  for a presentation of Glastonbury Affordable Housing 101: the Housing Authority’s and Town Government’s Roles in Making It Happen.  This will be a Zoom event, which you may access, here.

Carl Stenman, Chairman of the Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury Commissioners, will provide an overview of the Housing Authority’s mission with affordable rental housing including oversight, staffing, budget, and portfolio of properties, and discuss how low-income tax credits and a housing trust fund might be used to expand affordable housing.

Neil Griffin, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury, will discuss the Housing Authority’s role in acquiring property and developing and/or rehabilitating affordable and assisted housing, with Center Village as an example; how the Housing Authority runs its properties and accepts applications; and how Section 8 vouchers might be used be to move into Glastonbury.

Rebecca Augur, Director of Glastonbury Planning & Land Use Services will outline the roles of the Community Development – Planning & Environmental Division and other town agencies in reviewing and approving residential development projects and explain how the public can provide input on affordable housing matters.