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Nashua’s 249 Main Street project, a step toward solving New Hampshires housing crisis

read more…: Nashua’s 249 Main Street project, a step toward solving New Hampshires housing crisis

A candidate for Governor, a big city Mayor two housing advocates, an Executive Council candidate, a State Senator, and a State representative walk into an apartment building. This sounds like a setup for a joke but it was an actual event to highlight the serious issues of affordable housing facing New Hampshire.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig and  Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess met with the team from  NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire (NWSNH) to tour the new apartment building at 249 Main Street

Mother of child with shaken-baby syndrome fights for better housing laws and justice for her daughter

read more…: Mother of child with shaken-baby syndrome fights for better housing laws and justice for her daughter

“I lost everything when that happened because I stayed with my child in the hospital for 16 days so I lost my job, I lost where I was living,” Hannan-Vitale said. “I had nothing in Maine for myself anymore, so the only person I had left honestly was my other kids’ dad and he lived in New Hampshire, so I came down here.” 

Fighting the housing shortage one project at a time: Nashua celebrates Monahan Manor Apartments with ribbon-cutting ceremony

read more…: Fighting the housing shortage one project at a time: Nashua celebrates Monahan Manor Apartments with ribbon-cutting ceremony

“The need in this community, as in the country is tremendous. The Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s waiting list for public housing stands at about 3,800 families. Our Section Eight Choice Voucher waiting list stands at over 4,000  families. Our waiting list for this development right here which contains 216 units stands at over 1,900  in less than a year. There is a lot more work to be done.” said Lombardi.

‘We need to find ways to provide housing in other forms that better align with the city’s long-term goals – and also produce school children.’ 

read more…: ‘We need to find ways to provide housing in other forms that better align with the city’s long-term goals – and also produce school children.’ 

“I want the theme here to be that housing, while it’s being created, is likely to be in a form that does not generate school children,” community development director Matt Sullivan said at a special Board of Education meeting Wednesday night at the new McCarthy Middle School. 

Committee approves rezoning for redevelopment of Maynard Homes

read more…: Committee approves rezoning for redevelopment of Maynard Homes

“What’s unique about the project is it will be built really in two phases,” said engineer Jim Petropolis. “While phase one is under construction, you can only imagine they need to relocate residents, demolish phase one, build phase one, bring residents back, and then lather rinse repeat on phase two.” 

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