From insufficient housing stock to skyrocketing real estate prices to the increase in homes converted to short-term rentals, for many the issue can feel overwhelming and hard to follow, let alone to be an informed participant in the discussion.
For this reason, we are so glad to announce that for our next Courageous Conversation, on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7pm, we will be joined by Peter Elwell, former Brattleboro Town Manager. Through his impassioned involvement on a host of housing and adjacent concerns, including his service on the Board of Directors for Groundworks Collaborative, Elwell has lent his voice and insights to a constellation of issues related to the housing crisis.
This will be the second in a series of monthly discussions we're calling Courageous Conversations. Through these conversations we seek to create a regular space in which to engage folks in our area on a range of pertinent questions facing our country and community.
Each month we're facing a different topic in the hope of creating opportunities to face hard, uncomfortable, high-stakes questions, together, in healthy, generative ways that stoke our curiosity, illumine our perspectives, and make space for real difference.
For questions regarding the event, please email me directly at matt@newfane.church. Attendance is free but space is limited. Masking is strongly encouraged, and masks will be available at the door. An elevator and a chair lift are available.