Yes. We must find equitable solutions to the housing shortage that impacts low to moderate income individuals and families. I have worked on finding ways to enhance housing ownership at the county level, as Legislative Aid to Bridget Fleming, by making 72-h properties more readily available to towns to be used for affordable housing. I would like to work toward ensuring we make this process more streamlined and efficient for local residents. I am also aware that most of the affordable housing developments get dropped on the west side of the canal, such as in Hampton Bays, Flanders/Riverside, etc. We should seek to work more aggressively with the State to convert the vacant dorms at Stony Brook Southampton University into workforce housing, to accommodate workers who work closer east. This will not only provide better opportunities to marginalized communities in Southampton, but also improve the quality of life for all by reducing the traffic crisis on the east end.

Likewise, I have pledged to work with the Shinnecock Nation by incorporating some of their projects in our Town's water quality protection program. The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers have been successful in carbon capture and nitrogen reduction projects, and should be included in Town projects to benefit. Additionally, I am the only candidate calling for a member of the Shinnecock Nation to be appointed to the Planning and Zoning Boards, two critical land use bodies. As an Indigenous community, they have a right to weigh in on consequential development projects, as Southampton is their ancestral territory.