A proposed Suffolk County law aims to boost the ranks of volunteer fire and EMS departments through a new housing incentive.
The bill introduced by Legis. Rebecca Sanin (D-Huntington Station) requires any new affordable developments that receive county workforce housing funding to set aside at least five units or 10% of the property's total number of apartments, whichever is less, for volunteer firefighters and EMS workers. Sanin said the goal is to help the departments retain younger volunteers at a time when home prices continue rising.
The legislation mirrors a similar... ›› read more
