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Town of Southold
Housing Advisory Commission
Meeting Minutes
MEETING #121
January 18, 2017
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Present:
Rona Smith, Denis Noncarrow, Eric Dantes, Debra O’Kane and William
Dougherty.
Committee members not present included Councilmen James Dinizio and Michael
Herbert.
Also in attendance was Katherine Schroeder of SoutholdLOCAL Publication and
Rory MacNish, broadcast and photography specialist.
Meeting began at 5:30 p.m.
Guest speaker Rory MacNish opened meeting with a presentation and video to
show an example of his work to aid the Housing Advisory Commissions approach
in publicizing the “Future of Affordable Housing”.
Discussion included the following:
Committee’s reflection on video and presentation.
Shared preliminary suggestion on how to structure a video project in order
to attract a favorable audience to the topic of affordable housing.
Discussed how video must clearly identify the need for affordable housing
in a positive light and incorporate the idea of sustainability.
Gave a brief overview of similar affordable housing projects in neighboring
areas.
Examined what zones are most flexible for affordable housing.
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Next Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday February 15, 2016 @ 5:30 pm.
Meeting Adjourned @ 6:40pm.
Respectfully submitted, Tracey Dwyer