Politics & Government
RVC Leaders Want Homeowners To Take Stand Against Hochul Housing Plan
The controversial proposal, part of the new executive budget, would create 800,000 housing units.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — The Village of Rockville Centre is calling on residents to take a stand against Gov. Hochul's housing proposal.
The village is providing a sample letter for homeowners to use as a template to send to Senator Kevin Thomas and Assemblyman Brian Curran.
At issue, Hochul's 2023-2024 budget, which will include a large, statewide housing program to create 800,000 units.
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The plan, though, takes the power out of the municipalities, towns, villages and cities. Rockville Centre officials are also angered that the governor's proposal comes without widespread study, analysis or community hearings.
The New York Housing Compact would impose numerical quotas for building new housing units in Rockville Centre.
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"This program is a radical, unprecedented, and drastic departure from the historical and home rule powers enjoyed by localities and recognized by the state for decades and decades," the letter states.
The program would require the rezoning of tens of thousands of acres of property on Long Island.
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