September 4, 2019
Filling a housing hole
Young people across the U.S. struggle with buying a home – can GAIA’s new housing idea help bring workers to Garrison?
BY DIANE NEWBERRY
The American dream: a fulfilling career, a nuclear family and (the crowning glory) a home of ones’ own. As the years have gone by, this dream has been chipped away at in various cultural and economic ways.
The nuclear family isn’t necessarily the norm, careers are evolving with the fast pace of technology and owning a home can seem impossible to many young people, even those with moderate income. In a small town like Garrison, which lacks apartment infrastructure, it can be hard to entice educated young people who are just starting out to move to town if they don’t have an affordable living space.
That’s why city business leaders are working toward an unorthodox solution.
At an Aug. 26 meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee, Mike Matteson introduced an interesting new housing arrangement to committee members.
The nuclear family isn’t necessarily the norm, careers are evolving with the fast pace of technology and owning a home can seem impossible to many young people, even those with moderate income. In a small town like Garrison, which lacks apartment infrastructure, it can be hard to entice educated young people who are just starting out to move to town if they don’t have an affordable living space.
That’s why city business leaders are working toward an unorthodox solution.
At an Aug. 26 meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee, Mike Matteson introduced an interesting new housing arrangement to committee members.
