City response to state housing proposal: 'land in the city is limited,' each project should be carefully planned
Just prior to a vote by City Council last month to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact, some council members asked to put on the brakes before giving the state carte blanche with such a mandate. The original resolution gave the state control over local housing plans, which included requiring New York municipalities to increase their housing stock by 1 percent annually.
Source: thebatavian.com