Today, we look at some pictures of the changing face of Sag Harbor, and ask some hard questions…Is bigger better? Is newer nicer? One family or two?
Posts under ‘Affodable Housing’
OK, So Where Do We Put the “Affordable” Housing?
Someone was quoted recently in a local paper as saying — and I paraphrase — “sure we need affordable housing in Sag Harbor, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to put it in the new condos that are going up on the waterfront or in the Bulova building.” And, this was not the developer speaking. Well, if not there, where?
We’ll put the great room over there…
A few days ago a comment was posted here by an anonymous Saghampton reader, who felt he or she was being forced to leave the area due to the high cost of living here. I was going to reply directly to the comment, but thought the issue could use a bit more exposure, so I’m putting my response here in …
A Don’t Miss Event: Who Can Afford to Live in Sag Harbor?
Sag Harbor’s own CONPOSH (the Coalition of Neighborhoods for the Preservation of Sag Harbor), which frequently puts together excellent programs on important issues, and the Long Island Progressive Coalition, which has been advocating for more affordable housing in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton for some time now, are jointly hosting a very important event on the affordable housing …
Reassessment
Southampton recently completed reassessing the value of all the privately owned property in the town. Of course, you probably already know that the good and bad news is the same: everyone’s property is now worth a hell of a lot more than it was worth two years ago…as long as we’re reassessing things, I think it would be a good idea to reassess the long-term economic viability of the area if current trends in housing continue.
