The Affordable Housing Committee serves to further the goals and policies of the housing component of the Town's Comprehensive Plan. This committee establishes housing priorities for the community, determines if there are specific gaps in the availability of affordable, decent housing and develops priorities for alleviating those gaps.

The committee acts  as a local housing alliance in the review of any development proposal requiring the approval of the Maine State Housing Authority and also acts as a resource for the Planning Board in its consideration of housing affordability.