Workforce housing breakfast summit set for June 20

Rochester Mayor Caroline McCarley (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - A workforce housing breakfast forum will be held June 20 at the Governor's Inn in Rochester. The forum, "Housing, Jobs, and the Community of the Future: Economic Development and the Need for Housing in Our Community," will provide overviews of how the current zoning and land use ordinances impact housing development and how housing needs affect economic development within our community.

Scheduled speakers include:

Ø Rochester - Mayor, Caroline McCarley

Ø Rochester - Executive Councilor, Andru Volinsky

Ø Rochester - Economic Development Director, Karen Pollard

Ø Rochester - Director of Planning, James Campbell

Ø Rochester - Director of Main Street, Michael Provost

Ø NHHFA - Director of Housing Awareness programs - George Reagan

There will be question and answer and general discussion opportunities during the forum. Breakfast will be provided, and interested individuals can register for the event online at http://business.rochesternh.org/events/details/housing-jobs-and-the-community-of-the-future-2428.

Anyone interested but unable to attend the forum is also invited to participate in the monthly Rochester housing discussion group, co-facilitated by the Workforce Housing Coalition and the City of Rochester's Community Development Division, which meets every third Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Rochester.

The Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast was created to be an advocate to ensure quality workforce "middle-market" housing exists for the employees of the Seacoast. The coalition serves as a catalyst to create a united coalition of business, government, and community groups for the development of a wide range of housing options for the diverse workforce of the greater seacoast region of New Hampshire and Maine.

The forum, which is hosted by the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, the City of Rochester and the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, begins at 7:30 a.m.