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Alliance
Guiding Principles Blueprint Process Blueprint Points: 1. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species 2. Acid Rain 3. Global Climate Change 4. Main Street Revitalization 5. Water, Sewer and Storm-water Infrastructure 6. Marketing and Entrepreneurial Development 7. High-Speed Telecommunications 8. Workforce/Community Housing 9. Transportation Infrastructure 10. Energy 11. Effective Governance and Policy Framework 12. Land Use Change 13. Property Taxes 14. Primary Healthcare Crisis Appendix Procedures and Schedule Founding Sponsors Alliance Core Team July 2007 Forum Participant List |
BLUEPRINT FOR THE BLUE LINETHE
COMMON GROUND ALLIANCE
FEBRUARY 2008 BLUEPRINT POINTS 8. WORKFORCE/COMMUNITY HOUSING RATIONALE:The increasing purchases of Adirondack housing stock for second homes, coupled with high property taxes, has raised the prices of Adirondack property beyond the ability of year-round residents to afford a home. Workers from all economic sectors, including hospitality service workers, town employees, medical technicians, teachers, and other professionals, often cannot find affordable housing in the towns and counties in which their jobs are located. The result is a fraying social fabric in many local communities: young people are leaving, schools are closing, and emergency service entities are losing volunteers. Residents are severely limited in their ability to live, work and play in the same community. Affordable housing stock must be established in order to sustain Adirondack communities and “keep the lights on” year-round. SUGGESTED ACTION:
9. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE RATIONALE: The region’s major roadways, many of which are designated as Scenic Byways by the Federal Highway Administration and NYS Department of Transportation, are often slow to receive improvements due to funding being allocated to regions of the State with higher populations and traffic volume. With the Park located within a day’s drive of nearly 100 million people, the region’s infrastructure of roads, rails and air connections has been inadequate in providing an integrated network for commerce, residential and visitor travel. SUGGESTED ACTION:
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