Michael Hays
ChesCo, MontCo Look to Add 1,400 Affordable Homes by 2030
While preferences and household sizes have evolved in recent decades, the types of homes constructed in the suburbs have been slow to...
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Michael Hays
Nov 272 min read
Berks Non-Profit to House Those in Need in Pottstown Hotels
The following press release went out to the community today: POTTSTOWN, PA., Nov. 27, 2024 – Several organizations have joined together...
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Michael Hays
Nov 232 min read
Add Your Voice to Budget Process
Municipal budgets are documents that express our collective will and values. Over the coming weeks, Montgomery County residents will...
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Michael Hays
Nov 81 min read
Housing Voucher Lottery Opens Nov. 15
For the first time since 2019, the Montgomery County Housing Authority will open a lottery that is the first step in securing a housing...
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Michael Hays
Oct 302 min read
Two Mayors Take the Lead on Local Solutions
Politics can’t solve all our problems, Pres. Barack Obama said at Temple University on Monday night. Yet it can make our lives – and the...
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Michael Hays
Oct 222 min read
Call to Action: Rep. Nelson's CHAMP Act
By Jackson DeGuzman As fellow residents of Montgomery County, we are reaching out to request your support in passing the Combating...
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Michael Hays
Oct 145 min read
Lives are Changed by Servants at Ann Frances
“Ann Frances saved my life.” Kirk, who was previously living on the street contemplating suicide, found new hope after landing an...
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Michael Hays
Oct 62 min read
Op-Ed: Details of Final NSH Proposal Released
My months-long quest to read the last and final proposal to redevelop a portion of the Norristown State Hospital grounds recently came to...
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Michael Hays
Sep 271 min read
October Calendar: New & Noteworthy
October features the next county commissioners evening meeting “on the road,” in addition to several fundraisers for local human service...
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Michael Hays
Sep 152 min read
Governor Directs Agencies to Devise Housing Plan
Moments after Gov. Josh Shapiro outlined his vision for taking action on Pennsylvania’s housing shortage, Sen. Vince Hughes stepped to...
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Michael Hays
Sep 133 min read
Kamala Has a Plan for Housing if She Wins the White House
Analysis by Jackson DeGuzman Vice President, and current presidential candidate, Kamala Harris just revealed her comprehensive campaign...
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Michael Hays
Sep 62 min read
Company Appeals to Keep Norristown State Hospital Proposal a Secret
Someone really does not want to share what their plan was for the Norristown State Hospital redevelopment. Last December, Norristown...
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Michael Hays
Aug 253 min read
Church Proposal for Workforce Housing Receives Mixed Reviews
As her vision for integrating workforce housing into the fabric of Royersford Baptist Church came under scrutiny from the Upper...
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Michael Hays
Aug 172 min read
Upper Prov Church Seeks Workforce Housing Approval
Your participation and support are needed this week at a public meeting. We can make progress for hard-working Montgomery County...
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Michael Hays
Aug 103 min read
"They're Human Beings Who Need Help"
So many Lansdale Borough residents wanted to share their opinions on increasing camping at popular parks that there wasn’t any time for...
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Michael Hays
Aug 42 min read
Collaboration, Creativity, Political Will Needed Now
On a call last week with nearly 100 citizen advocates, local elected officials, and organizers, I came away feeling a bit less...
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Michael Hays
Jul 2815 min read
Philly Inquirer special report: Empire of Greed
Last Sunday, the Inqy published a shocking expose about a New Jersey real estate family that exploits the poor by gobbling up large...
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Michael Hays
Jul 272 min read
In Rental Crunch, Central Perk Region Looks for Way Forward
We have a housing market in the United States. It’s a market that makes some people a lot of money and prices others out of communities....
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Michael Hays
Jul 202 min read
Campaign Underway with Local Elected Officials
We need your help! You are encouraged to sign the same "Housing Not Handcuffs" pledge that Montco 30% and Habitat for Humanity are...
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Michael Hays
Jul 131 min read
On Tap this Week in Montco
This upcoming week, a regional planning group discusses a draft housing plan, Norristown Council holds its first public meeting since the...
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