by Flatley Read | Jan 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
The work of community cultural development lies in creating the conditions for which as many community members as possible, or are feasible for the project, can discover the potential within themselves and their community to be moved to gather and combine their...
by Flatley Read | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Read Joan Leary Matthews’s blog on the Governor’s signing of the Lead Pipes Right to Know Act. The Lead Pipe Right to Know Act is the first step toward replacing all of the lead service lines in the state....
by Flatley Read | Mar 20, 2023 | Cultural Development
2022 Mural, City of Glens Falls, by Hannah Williams. Photo by Jon Crouch. You’ve probably noticed it when visiting a new place, especially in larger cities with distinctive neighborhoods. Think of New Orleans, for example. Even if you’ve never been there you’ve likely...
by Flatley Read | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
For Immediate Release (Greenwich, NY) Six months after a devastating fire reduced the historic Wilmarth Building to rubble, 126 Main Street in Greenwich, NY has new ownership. Flatley Read, Inc., a Community Development and Environmental Analysis Corporation based in...
by Flatley Read | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
An article in the real estate section of Sunday, January 30th’s Albany Times Union takes a deep dive into the dilemma faced by many millennial college graduates who are unable to purchase a home due to the staggering level of student loan debt that they are carrying. ...
by Flatley Read | Jan 12, 2022 | Community Development
While perusing the January issue of Yankee Magazine, I noticed an article on the impact of the in-migration of city folk into Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. For those of you who don’t know, the NEK is one of the most remote, isolated, and impoverished areas of...
by Flatley Read | Jan 4, 2022 | Community Development
On December 21st, the ribbon was cut on the first 3D-printed Habitat for Humanity home in the nation in a subdivision in Virginia. The Habitat for Humanity of the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg partnered with Alquist to use the computer printing technology...
by Flatley Read | Dec 31, 2021 | Community Development
The turn of each New Year is often a good time for reflection, and commitment to new goals. What are your goals for your community in the coming year? Are your wells of creativity running dry? I’ve got some resources for you to consider during the...
by Flatley Read | Dec 20, 2021 | Community Development
The State of New York recently released the list of grantees from the most recent round of Consolidated Funding Applications for economic development, public facilities, environmental protection, parks development, and Main Street redevelopment. The list is...
by Flatley Read | Dec 8, 2021 | Community Development
Many communities that are working very hard to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods wrestle with the issue of what makes sense for the future of dilapidated white elephant buildings that dominate their streetscapes. Often, these buildings are vacant movie...