CONWAY — The Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition will present their Annual State of Housing Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 8-11 a.m. at the Fairbank Lodge at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway.
According to Sara Butterfield, executive director of the MWVHC: “This year’s theme — “Zoning Changes Aren’t Enough: What Support Structures Are Working Elsewhere That We Can Recreate in the Mount Washington Valley" — reflects our growing understanding that land-use reform, while essential, is only one piece of the affordable housing puzzle.
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