South Hadley residents are invited to attend a Community Forum at 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at the South Hadley Senior Center, 45 Dayton Street. This is the third forum to be held as part of a process to update the town’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) to discuss and analyze South Hadley’s current housing stock and affordability relative to our population and demographics. Your input is needed!
The draft Housing Production Plan (HPP), developed by the Town in coordination with Outwith Studio, and an Executive Summary are available online:
- Draft Housing Production Plan
https://southhadley.org/DocumentCenter/View/11671/Housing-Production-Plan-DRAFT—August-28-2023 - Draft Plan Executive Summary
https://southhadley.org/DocumentCenter/View/11670/Housing-Production-Plan—DRAFT-Executive-Summary—August-28-2023
Hard copies are available for review at Town Hall (116 Main St. Room U6-Planning and Conservation Dept.), South Hadley Public Library (1 Canal St.), Gaylord Library (47 College St.), and South Hadley Senior Center (45 Dayton St.).
Comments on the draft plan may be submitted by October 25, 2023 via a Google form, available at: https://forms.gle/AJBHUMufKXuBoZJY9.
The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on the draft Plan via Zoom at their meeting on Monday, September 25th at 7:00pm. The agenda and meeting link can be found at: https://southhadley.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09252023-5173
For more information about the HPP project, visit:
- Housing Production Plan website:
https://shhousingplan.org/ - South Hadley town website:
https://www.southhadley.org/1372/Housing-Production-Plan
Development of the Plan has been guided by an Advisory Committee, consisting of appointed community members, and will ultimately be adopted by the Planning Board and Selectboard following a public hearing process after which it will receive State review and approval. The process is established by the State Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, formerly the Department of Housing and Community Development, and seeks to demonstrate strategies to increase opportunities for affordable housing.
FALL 2023–FREE ONLINE SERIES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING:
9/20, 10/19, 11/15 from 7-9pm on Zoom
To learn more about affordable housing in western Massachusetts, plan to attend a free online series this fall on three Wednesday nights from 7-9pm in September, October, and November, with guest speakers, including case studies from developers of nearby projects:
https://www.southhadley.org/1373/What-is-Affordable-Housing
Still have questions? You can contact Anne Capra, Director of Planning and Conservation at (413) 538-5030 x6128 or acapra@southhadleyma.gov