With recent discussions on workforce housing taking place, Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. believes a shortage of low-income housing is a bigger problem.

City Councilman Frank Pintabone at city council’s Wednesday meeting discussed proposed legislation aimed at increasing the availability of housing for moderate-income residents in Easton .

It is now drafted as an ordinance, which city council will vote on at a future meeting.

The ordinance would require certain new multifamily housing developments to reserve a portion of units for workforce housing. These units would be targeted to households earning between 80 and 120 percent of the area median income, adjusted annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development .

Though generally supportive of the ordinance, Panto vo

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