Argall, business leaders come together for housing roundtable
SUBMITTED PHOTO - Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and local officials discuss strategies to encourage new housing development.
TAMAQUA – State leaders and regional housing developers met in Tamaqua last week for a roundtable on current housing challenges and strategies to encourage new development.
The roundtable was hosted by State Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) at the Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Tamaqua center.
It featured a presentation from Samar Jha, government affairs director at AARP.
The discussion focused on barriers to new housing construction, ways to streamline planning and permitting for residential projects, zoning challenges, available federal and state funding programs and innovative housing legislation implemented in other states.
“While we have made progress, there is no issue I hear more about from local employers and employees than the need for more quality housing options,” Argall said. “Building new homes and fixing up old homes takes too long and costs too much in northeast PA. Solving this crisis will take increased cooperation from all levels of government and private partners in our communities.”
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