Diane Valden reports in The Upstater that Copake on Sept. 5 passed “A Local Law to Promote Affordable Housing in the Town of Copake." Everyone from the governor to a host of Hudson Valley officials have identified an affordable housing crisis locally. Copake town attorney Ken Dow said, “This action would amend Chapter 232 of the Code of the Town of Copake (Zoning) to streamline certain processes for applicants proposing to add certain types of affordable housing and would require provisions and set-asides for affordable housing in connection with major subdivisions.” The law also allows more locations where small multifamily dwellings could be built. Developers of major subdivisions must now set aside 20 percent of the residential capacity of the subdivision and development for affordable housing. Copake, and almost all other towns and villages in the Hudson Valley, is not building new affordable housing, but, like many of those other towns, are tweaking the regulations in hope someone else does. Read more about this story in The Upstater.