New Paltz town council members spent a good chunk of its September 18 meeting poring over details of a proposed affordable housing law, as well as testimony provided at the public hearing. For the town law, one idea that was raised was to require owners to hold onto affordable units in order to allow them to be rented by current residents, rather than including them in the new structure. More broadly, Leverette isn’t fond of what was characterized as a “patchwork approach” to affordable housing. If all available land is built upon, “that’s it for New Paltz,” with “no big affordable housing project.” A serious commitment to resolving this issue would probably mean securing a bond to buy land, Leverette said. Leverette also pushed back against testimony during the hearing that requested requirements to ensure that state energy-efficiency requirements are addressed.