Posted on January 15, 2017 by Matt Hamilton in Times Union Times Union, By Matt Hamilton Advocates for the homeless have a message for Gov. Andrew Cuomo — 25,000 messages, to be exact. Groups seeking the release of funds to construct new housing units statewide will drop off thousands of printed emails at his Capitol offices on Friday. The document drop marks the one-year anniversary of Cuomo’s 2016 State of the State address, where he first proposed $20 billion in investments to tackle the state’s housing and homelessness needs. Their request is not new A “memorandum of understanding” that set aside $2 billion for the construction of supportive and affordable housing was agreed to in principle by the governor and legislative leaders last year, but all parties have yet to put their signatures on that MOU, meaning the bulk of the money hasn’t been released. In June, $150 million was released.
