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Join a lively, candid discussion about the region’s housing market and the opportunities for regulatory solutions to our housing supply and affordability crisis, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College and  Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. Jason Sorens, Director of the Center for Ethics, will summarize the findings of …

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The workshop will identify key information about the process, laws, risks, and benefits of owning an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). An outline of the workshop is as follows: -Provide examples of existing ADUs New England -A review of common zoning allowances and barriers to building an ADU -Design and Construction challenges -Becoming a Landlord -A …

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Join the Center for Ethics for the virtual portion of the 4th Annual Housing We Need Forum. This webinar is free and open to the public, and will include a talk from Sara Bronin, founder of Desegregate Connecticut, titled “The Connecticut Example: An Approach to Zoning Reform.” Following Bronin’s talk, Elissa Margolin from Housing Action …

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                Is the economy growing or slowing, or both? And how will that impact an already tight and tumultuous state housing market? Nationally known economist Elliot Eisenberg, a dynamic and engaging speaker, will present Economy 2022: Growing & Slowing on Tuesday, December 7 at 9 AM. During this …

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Affordable Housing: A Conversation about the Future of our Community Presented by Emily Flinkstrom, Executive Director of Fair Tide and Sarah Wrightsman, the Executive Director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast. Due to Covid-19, there is limited seating available for this lecture. Please pre-register at kitterycommunitycenter.org, at the KCC or by calling …

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What are “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs), and how can they help address our regional housing shortage? Find out in this free, virtual discussion! New Hampshire and Vermont, like much of the nation, are struggling to create housing options that meet the needs of a changing population and a shifting economy. Addressing these challenges will require pursuing a …

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This webinar will look at existing, and new statutes as well as future legislation that allow municipalities to take on the housing supply issues they are facing. Presenters: Elissa Margolin of Housing Action New Hampshire, and Ben Frost of New Hampshire Housing.

Communities and Consequences II: Rebalancing New Hampshire’s Human Ecology is a sequel project to 2008’s award-winning Communities and Consequences: The Unbalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology. This timely new film, book, web, and community outreach project explores the economic and social realities of workforce shortages in our state – the nation’s second oldest state in terms …

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The lack of affordable workforce housing has long been problematic throughout the Seacoast Region and the COVID-19 crisis has shed a new spotlight on the issue. The 2021 Greater Seacoast Housing Summit will focus on the future of housing and how the coronavirus epidemic impacts workforce housing. This will be a hybrid event—in person and …

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The Housing Appeal Board (HAB) was established by the legislature during the 2020 session and consists of three full-time board members appointed by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, who are deemed “learned and experienced in questions of land use.” The Housing Appeals Board hears appeals from local land use board decisions involving “questions of housing …

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