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An Oneonta Area Housing Summit was held on October 23 at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center to bring together nonprofits, community leaders, municipal officials, government agencies and developers to discuss housing issues, offer resources and best practices, and create workgroups that can generate and implement solutions for Oneonta and the surrounding areas. The Summit was hosted by SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick College, the Community Foundation of Otsego County and Springbrook. Pictured from left are: Chad Hall, senior vice president, IOXUS; Seth Haight, chief operating officer, Springbrook, Alberto Cardelle, president, SUNY Oneonta; Jeff Katz, executive director, Community Foundation of Otsego County; Steve Wilson, administrator, Otsego County; and James Mullen, president, Hartwick College. (Photo provided)
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County Leaders Gather To Discuss Housing Crisis

Who’s happy with the status quo?” Darren Scott of NYS Homes and Community Renewal asked an audience of more than 70 people at the Housing Summit on Wednesday, October 23. Not one hand went up.

Local elected officials, developers, nonprofits, and community leaders gathered at the Foothills for a Housing Summit, co-sponsored by the Community Foundation of Otsego County, Hartwick College, Springbrook, and SUNY Oneonta. The summit was created to share information on the state of housing in Otsego County, and to examine unmet needs. The idea of the summit came from the Regional Innovation Council, created by SUNY Oneonta in 2022.

Professor Alex Thomas, executive director of the PLACES Institute at SUNY Oneonta, cited the history of Otsego County and the region, from early and long-lasting successes to steady decline since 1970. Dire projections show the possibility of Otsego County’s population dropping by 25 percent by 2050.

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