Stigma aside, the focus on developing more housing options for those in the ‘affordable’ or ‘workforce’ demographic has become a top priority for Erie County and other municipalities as well.
Understand this, ‘affordable’ or ‘workforce’ housing focuses on those residents who have a moderate income level.
“It is not low income or Section 8 housing,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. “That’s why we often times refer to it as workforce housing.”…