the Chamber will host a forum entitled Overcoming the Obstacles to Affordable Housing in Connecticut on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell. Registration for the event will begin at 7:30 a.m. The forum is sponsored by the Liberty Bank Foundation.
Confirmed panelists for the program are: Diane Randall-Executive Director, Partnership for Strong Communities, Joan McDonald-Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Graham Stevens-Chief of Staff to the Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Liz Verna-Partner, Verna Properties, Noel Bishop-First Selectman, Town of Westbrook, Christine Nelson-Town Planner, Town of Old Saybrook ,Tim Hollister-Land Use Attorney, Shipman and Goodwin, Chandler Howard-President and CEO, Liberty Bank
The Forum will be moderated by Rick Green of the Hartford Courant.
For more information on the Overcoming the Obstacles to Affordable Housing in Connecticut Forum, please contact Jeff Pugliese at the Chamber at 860-347-6924 or email him at jpugliese@middlesexchamber.com
We're all familiar with NIMBY, but BANANA? BANANA - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone...thanks for naming the behavior!
ReplyDeleteCheck out Kevin Wilhelm's comments about the housing forum at the Middlesex United Way blog:
http://mxunitedway.blogspot.com/2009/03/nimby-and-banana.html