About the Affordable Housing Production Task Force

The Affordable Housing Production Task Force was established via House Bill 442 to make recommendations on how the State and local governments can increase the supply of housing that is affordable to households across the income spectrum. j

View the final report from the Affordable Housing Production Task Force here.

Task Force Webpage on General Assembly’s Website (opens in a new tab)
House Bill 30 (opens in a new tab)
Housing Terms & Definitions (opens in a new tab)

Co-Chairs

Matthew Heckles
Matthew Heckles

DSHA Director

Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson

State Representative

Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable

State Senator

Task Force Members

State Senator Gerald Hocker
State Representative Jeff Hilovsky
David Edgell, Office of State Planning Coordination
Dayna Cobb, Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy
Kevin Spence, Delaware League of Local Governments
Wes Stefanick, Delaware Association of Realtors
Debra Burgos, Delaware Apartment Association
Mike Riemann, Home Builders Association of Delaware
Jerry Heisler, Reybold
Karen Speakman, NeighborGood Partners
Korey Thompson *Resigned, effective 2/6/25*
Kevin Smith, Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
Amy Walls, Discover
Rachel Stucker, Housing Alliance Delaware
Sarah Keifer, Kent County Levy Court
Preston Schell, Ocean Atlantic Companies
Pamela Scott, Saul Ewing LLP

Task Force Subcommittees

  • Recommendations:
  • Members:
    • Chair – David Edgell, Office of State Planning Coordination
    • Susanne Laws, DelDOT
    • Sarah Keifer, Kent County
    • Mike Riemann, Home Builders Association of Delaware
    • Charuni Patibanda, New Castle County
    • Sean Kelly, Leon Weiner & Associates
    • Jon Horner, Schell Brothers
    • Dr. Michele Williams, Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware
    • Tracy Surles, Woodlawn Trustees
  • Archives:
    • Date & Time Location Meeting Materials
    October 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Haslet Armory, Room 219, 122 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Slides
  • Meeting Recording
  • Approved Minutes
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    November 21, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: DSHA Conference Room, 400 N. Broad Street, Middletown, DE 19709  
  • Meeting Recording
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    December 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Haslet Armory, Room 219, 122 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Materials
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  • Recommendations:
  • Members:
    • Chair – Mike Riemann, Home Builders Association of Delaware
    • Joanna Staib, Delaware Workforce Development Board
    • Kevin Wilson, Architectural Alliance, Inc.
    • Kevin Gilmore, Sussex County Habitat for Humanity
    • Nick DeFrancesco, Benchmark Builders
    • Rosalyn Keesee, Design Collaborative
    • Zach Crouch, Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc.
    • Dev Sitaram, ATWELL, LLC
    • Deb Finocchiaro, Leon Weiner & Associates
  • Archives:
    • Date & Time Location Meeting Materials
    October 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Slides
  • Meeting Minutes
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    November 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. In-person: DSHA Conference Room, 400 N. Broad Street, Middletown, DE 19709  
  • Meeting Recording
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    December 19, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
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  • Recommendations:
  • Members:
    • Chair – Jerry Heisler, Reybold Group
    • Robert Tunnell, First State Manufactured Housing Association
    • Erin Lee, Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association
    • Greg Sutton, Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority
    • Fred Neil, Dover City Council
    • Dr. Stephen Metraux, University of Delaware
    • Matt Kraeuter, Great Outdoor Cottages
    • Mimi Rayl, WHA Commissioner, DE NAHRO Board Member
  • Archives:
    • Date & Time Location Meeting Materials
    October 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Slides 1
  • Meeting Slides 2

    • Meeting Recording

  • Approved Minutes
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    November 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Avenue, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Materials
  • Approved Minutes
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    December 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Materials
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    January 22, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. In-person: Tatnall Building, 150 Martin Luther King, Jr. Bld, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
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    February 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
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  • Recommendations:
  • Members:
    • Chair – Rachel Stucker, Housing Alliance Delaware
    • Lillian Harrison, Elevated Community Development Corporation
    • Sheila Grant, AARP
    • Ed Gootzait, State Council for Persons with Disabilities
    • Porsha Harvey, Catholic Charities
    • Nick Beard, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
    • Karen Records, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
    • Patrice Gibbs, Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans
    • Sarah Rhine, CLASI
  • Archives:
    • Date & Time Location Meeting Materials
    October 24, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. In-person: DSHA Conference Room, Carvel Building, 10th Floor, 820 French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Slides
  • Approved Minutes
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    November 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. In-person: Haslet Armory, Room 219, 122 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dover, DE 19901  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Materials
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    December 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. In-person: Nanticoke Conference Room, DelDOT South District, 23697 DuPont Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Materials
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Full Task Force Meeting Archives

    Type Date Time Location Agenda & Materials
    Full Task Force Meeting February 6, 2025 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. In-person: Senate Hearing Room, Legislative Hall,
    411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901    		  
  • Meeting Recording
  • Meeting Materials
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