Letter: Opposition to Melville Proposal Relies on Backward Thinking

It’s hard to stay quiet when some policy makers and former elected officials are trying to sabotage a great economic development plan in the Town of Huntington that has been talked about for over a decade. To read the argument that we should keep unused Read More …

Housing Group Names New Officer Lineup

The Huntington Township Housing Coalition  has announced new officers for 2024. Roger Weaving has returned to the president’s job, swapping positions with Hunter Gross, who will return to the vice president’s role. Dick Koubek will remain the secretary, and Lourdes Pena has become treasurer. “We Read More …

Code Change Affecting Affordable Housing Rule Adds New Units

A recent change in Huntington’s town code allows for a developer to shift  affordable housing requirements from one property to another. The effect of the change in requirements, touted by both elected officials and housing advocates, caught the attention of several residents, some of whom Read More …

Advocates Demand Solutions to Lack of Housing

Advocates sided pushed their demand Wednesday for more housing in Huntington, promising to put the issue front and center for elected officials. Pilar Moya Montera, executive director of Housing Help Inc., Hunter Gross, president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, and Richard Koubek, who has Read More …

Letter: Housing Coalition Supports Hochul Proposal

As an organization with a decades-long history of fighting exclusionary zoning on Long Island, the Huntington Township Housing Coalition proudly support the concepts and ideas of Governor Hochul’s New York Housing Compact Plan. Read More …

Coalition Encourages Residents to Get Involved in Housing Issues

A housing advocacy organization is reaching out to Huntington residents and asking them to get involved in housing issues. Hunter Gross, president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, said the group began texting residents Monday, reaching out to an estimated 20,000 in the first round Read More …

Huntington Housing Coalition Leader Steps Back

Roger Weaving has stepped down as president of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition, but he’s not going very far away. He has become vice president of the organization, while Hunter Gross, who in 2020,sought a Democratic nomination for the Huntington Town Board, has succeeded him. Read More …

Primary Day for Democrats, Working Families Candidates

Tuesday is primary day for Democrats and members of the Working Families Party, with disputes continuing over ballot access and who really represents one party. That argument was on display last week at the  Huntington Town Board meeting when members of the public challenged Councilman Read More …