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Help Us Finish Harriman Hill III

Construction continues to hum along at Harriman Hill III, which will add 30 beautiful new apartments to the Wolfeboro market this summer.
 
We continue our campaign to raise $57,000 to buy all the appliances for this new apartment complex so that the units will be ready for people to move in as soon as construction is finished.
 
Thanks to support from many of you, we have already raised $30,280! We are more than halfway to the goal! Click the button below to help ensure this critical housing development is move-in ready by the end of June.

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​Faces of Affordable Housing: Carrie Duran

You may recognize the smiling faces in the photo above! Carrie Duran is a former member of our Board of Directors. She and her daughters have lived at Harriman Hill since 2014. Carrie’s story illustrates how workforce housing supports families caring for a family member with a disability. In Carrie’s case, it also helped her give generously of her time and advocacy skills to make New Hampshire a better place for all of us. Read Carrie’s story here.

​Millview Solar Complete

 We finished installing rooftop solar arrays on three of the buildings in our Millview Apartments complex in Laconia. We built this property back in 2004. Last year, we assembled over $700,000 in grant funding to install new siding, new roofs, and rooftop solar.
 
This system is made up of 60 panels and three inverters and will generate approximately 30,497 kWh of electricity annually. Funding for this system was provided by the New Hampshire Department of Energy’s LMI Community Solar Grant Program.
 
We now have rooftop solar on 14 of our buildings in Laconia, comprising 38 residential apartments and our office building. These projects reduce our carbon footprint and produce cost-savings that make LRCD operations more sustainable.

​State Policy Updates

In positive news, earlier this month, the NH House of Representatives voted down several bills that would have reversed important regulatory reforms that make it easier to create housing, including expanded approval of accessory dwelling units, parking reform, and access to manufactured housing opportunities.
 
Unfortunately, the NH House also voted to repeal the Housing Champions Program, a voluntary, incentive-based program adopted created in 2023 to encourage communities to take steps to build more housing. Here in the Lakes Region, Meredith and Plymouth, have benefitted from this program. The bill repealing the program (HB 1196) now advances to the NH Senate.
 
To follow and take action on housing-related proposals in the NH Legislature, subscribe to Housing Action New Hampshire’s newsletter.

​New Poll: Housing is a Top Concern for NH Voters

According to a new statewide poll, 87% of New Hampshire voters agree that the state legislature should take action to address the costs and availability of homes. The survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Housing Action New Hampshire assessed residents’ priorities, their views toward the current state of the housing market, and their support for new policies that would expand housing availability and affordability in the state. Click here to read about the survey results in more detail.