TOWN OF PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – As communities across New York continue to struggle with an acute shortage of housing, the Town of Plattsburgh is among upwards of 80 municipalities that have been designated to receive up to $650 million in state discretionary funds to help increase the state’s housing stock.
“If you look at other communities around the North Country, we are leading head and shoulders above anyone else,” said Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman.
The town — along with four other North Country towns — has been designated a Pro-Housing Community. Cashman says the designation comes after they pledged to create housing or, in the case of Plattsburgh, have a proven track record. “The last 10 years we have onboarded over 525 housing units here in the town of Plattsburgh,” he said.
And he says they are looking to add more than 280 additional units this year. Under Gov Kathy Hochul’s budget, Pro-Housing communities are in line to receive $650 million in state discretionary funds. Cashman says the designation has also directly led to interest from at least two developers. “One of those housing developers is looking at a 70-unit housing structure, so we are not talking about small things,” he said.
A proposal he hopes hints at what’s to come for the town that has more than 17,000 acres of residential property.
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