Housing

Local group says Trisciani/Kaw-uh results on Primary Day prove voters’ focus on improving housing

read more…: Local group says Trisciani/Kaw-uh results on Primary Day prove voters’ focus on improving housing

Manchester Neighbors Welcome, a coalition effort convened by 603 Forward and the New Hampshire Youth Movement, pointed to the success of At-Large Aldermanic Candidate June Trisciani and Ward 1 Aldermanic Candidate Bryce Kaw-uh as examples of how important the issue of housing is for Manchester voters.

The Soapbox: We can’t afford to let outdated zoning keep controlling NH’s housing future

read more…: The Soapbox: We can’t afford to let outdated zoning keep controlling NH’s housing future

As I prepared to move to Manchester to teach economics at Saint Anselm College, I was unaware of the extent of New Hampshire’s housing shortage. Despite having a job with a solid income, securing an apartment felt like winning a lottery. My husband and I scrambled to put down a deposit on a place within minutes of being notified and still, we lost out. Eventually, we got lucky. But that luck, and the ability to buy a condo later, was a privilege many don’t have.

New 7-story building on North End Superette site gets variances

read more…: New 7-story building on North End Superette site gets variances

Earlier this month, developers seeking to construct a seven-story, 51-unit multi-family mixed-use building at 1308 Elm St., the current location of the North End Superette, were granted variances from the city’s zoning ordinances from the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment for minimum buildable lot area and infringement on the required visual clearance area on a corner lot within the city’s Central Business District.

We need to be in the business of housing people and solving the real problem

read more…: We need to be in the business of housing people and solving the real problem

I’ve heard elected officials in Manchester responding to criticisms about their mishandlings of the homelessness crisis by saying “homelessness is a complicated problem”. For those of us who face the horrific consequences of these mishandlings out on the streets it certainly can be complicated. However the solution is quite simple.

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