Rep. Cortvriend to host housing and business panel discussion Monday, April 27

STATE HOUSE – Rep. Terri Cortvriend will host a panel discussion on housing Monday in conjunction with the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce.

Titled “Housing & Business: A Community Conversation,” the discussion in scheduled April 27, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Innovate Newport, 513 Broadway, Newport.

Panelists will include House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick), Middletown Town Administrator Shawn Brown, Raytheon Government Relations and Site Executive Tim DelGuidice and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Relocation Project Manager Matthew Hill. The event, which will be facilitated by Greater Newport Chamber President and CEO Erin Donovan-Boyle, will include a presentation of the Greater Newport Region Housing Analysis.

The event is free, but registration is required and is available at this link.

“It’s absolutely critical that every sector of our region and our state work together on finding and implementing smart, sustainable, affordable solutions to our housing crisis. I’m looking forward to a lively conversation about collaborative efforts to address our housing needs here on Aquidneck Island,” said Representative Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown).