Housing Advisory Committee
The Plainfield Selectboard has created the Housing Advisory Committee to investigate housing solutions for the Town. We hope to appoint 9 members to the committee.
Purpose:
To develop financially feasible pathways to more housing opportunities in the Town of Plainfield,
with the following goals and guiding principles:
● To increase the availability of safe & affordable housing, to support a more diverse, vibrant, vital and
inclusive community;
● To restore and grow the tax base;
● To be cost-neutral to the Town;
● To expand the Water and Wastewater user base, with attention to real limits;
● To be attentive to the quality of life of the Town of Plainfield.
To develop financially feasible pathways to more housing opportunities in the Town of Plainfield,
with the following goals and guiding principles:
● To increase the availability of safe & affordable housing, to support a more diverse, vibrant, vital and
inclusive community;
● To restore and grow the tax base;
● To be cost-neutral to the Town;
● To expand the Water and Wastewater user base, with attention to real limits;
● To be attentive to the quality of life of the Town of Plainfield.
Role:
● The PHAC is an advisory body to the Plainfield Select Board.
● The PHAC will coordinate with other Town Committees and Town Departments directly, as needed,
(e.g. WWW, Roads, Planning, Rec and Public Arts.)
● From within its membership, the PHAC will appoint one or more liaisons to report to the Selectboard.
● The PHAC is an advisory body to the Plainfield Select Board.
● The PHAC will coordinate with other Town Committees and Town Departments directly, as needed,
(e.g. WWW, Roads, Planning, Rec and Public Arts.)
● From within its membership, the PHAC will appoint one or more liaisons to report to the Selectboard.
Full Scope of the committee can be found here (updated 11/25/25)
If you are interested in being on the committee:
you can fill out this form
you can fill out this form
