Event program and presenter bios - Berkshire Taconic Community ...
Event program and presenter bios - Berkshire Taconic Community ...
Event program and presenter bios - Berkshire Taconic Community ...
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WelcomeOur communities are destinations for visitors from all over the world. We ourselves areproud of the l<strong>and</strong>scape that so vividly defines our towns <strong>and</strong> our way of life. Our quaintNew Engl<strong>and</strong> villages <strong>and</strong> upstate farm towns tie us to a past that is deeply seated inthe American imagination. People move here to participate in the small town sense ofcommunity they miss in their urban lives, to move freely in our magical l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>and</strong>to visit our world class cultural institutions. Tens of thous<strong>and</strong>s of tourists annually passthrough to feast on our resources.But all is not well…many families struggle to live here. Their children don’t have jobsthat pay enough to allow them to secure a mortgage, buy a house <strong>and</strong> start a family.Their parents can no longer take care of the big houses they’ve had for decades <strong>and</strong>there is nowhere for them to move. A healthy community is home to people of widerangingtalents, backgrounds <strong>and</strong> ages. The rich <strong>and</strong> diverse fabric of our communitiesis in grave danger of unraveling: the lack of reasonably-priced housing options is oneof the reasons.<strong>Berkshire</strong>This afternoon, <strong>Berkshire</strong> <strong>Taconic</strong> <strong>Community</strong> Foundation is hosting aconversation that will shine some light on these delicate <strong>and</strong> importantissues <strong>and</strong> provide opportunities<strong>Taconic</strong>for exchange of important informationabout what our community leaders might do to solve them.<strong>Community</strong>FoundationWe welcome you to this conversation <strong>and</strong> invite you to askquestions during the formal presentation <strong>and</strong> of courseregion servedat the break. Do stay for the reception…there will be moretime then to talk further.HancockWilliamstownNewAshfordLanesboroughCheshireStamfordClarksburgNorthAdamsAdamsFloridaWindsorSavoyThank you for your good work <strong>and</strong> pleasebe sure to sign up to join the HousingUsnewsletter list if you’d like to remain intouch with our work.New LebanonValatieStuyvesantChathamCanaanKinderhookRichmondRed RockWestStockportStockbridgeGhentAusterlitzcolumbia, nyStockbridgePittsfieldLenoxLeeDaltonHinsdale PeruWashingtonBecketCummingtonHudson PhilmontGreenport ClaverackLivingstonGermantownTaghkanicHillsdaleCopakeAlfordTyringhamGreatBarringtonOtisMontereyEgremontberkshire, maJennifer DowleyPresidentClermontMountNewWashington Sheffield Marlborough S<strong>and</strong>isfieldGallatinAncramNorthCanaanSalisburyPine PlainsNorfolkCanaanMillertonNorth EastStanfordChristopher KennanChair, Board of Directorsdutchess, nyMillbrookWashingtonAmeniaSharonKentCornwall Goshenlitchfield, ctWarrenDover PlainsOUR REGION243,135 population2,267 square miles2,000 nonprofits3 cities <strong>and</strong> 67 towns
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