Group hopes to lay the groundwork for affordable housing in the valley
Affordable, workforce housing is needed for teachers, nurses, journalists, young professionals who are starting out, elderly people on fixed incomes and other middle-income professionals, said members of the Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition.
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