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By Ryan Belmore - March 20, 2019
The following press release is from the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission.
On Friday, March 15, Aquidneck Island Planning Commission hosted Aquidneck Island residents, business owners, elected officials, and others for an in-depth look at the state of housing on Aquidneck Island. The forum consisted of three expert panels followed by interactive break-out sessions.
Break-out sessions were designed to generate ideas that will help address housing challenges on the Island. John Shea, AIPC Executive Director said, “we are focused on creating a shared vision of the future success of the island, so we wanted to bring together people from different backgrounds to work together on a solution to ensure that the Island’s housing availability meets our needs now and in the future.”
Panelists provided varying perspectives. John DiTomasso of AARP Rhode Island said that fewer older Rhode Islanders are able to stay in their homes due to a vast amount of old housing stock that is not conducive to accessibility, combined with fixed incomes and a lack of retirement savings. He said, “we need to be proactive. It calls for work on the town and state level.”
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