affordable housing
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Middlebury’s Mike Roy shares legislative priorities
Roy will spend the upcoming biennium shaping statewide health and environmental policy as a member of the Vermont Legislature.
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Starksboro mobile home park gets $2M for water upgrades
VHCB committed over 22 million statewide to create 247 net-new rental homes.
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Bridport mapping out housing strategy
A Bridport citizens group has come up with ideas for boosting the town’s limited housing stock and is working with a local landowner to map a hypothetical new…
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Bristol sees some opportunities for new housing
The Bristol selectboard last month agreed to opt into Tier 1B status for the town’s eligible village area, which is expected to reduce Act 250 permitting requirements.
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Nonprofit builds path to affordable home
Homes First Vermont is building a 527-square-foot, one-story home at the intersection of Seymour Street and Lucius Shaw Lane in Middlebury.
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Rental housing in jeopardy as number of vouchers is cut
Advocates for affordable housing in Addison County are concerned the loss of these voucher could endanger people’s ability to make ends meet and remain in their homes.
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First Stonecrop housing units will be ready later this summer
After multiple years of planning and permitting, the largest subdivision in Middlebury’s history is quickly moving from two-dimensional drawings to vertical construction on a 30-acre site off Seminary…
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Letter to the editor: Midd industrial park could also include housing
The recent article on preparations to market land in Middlebury’s industrial park rightly notes the opportunity ahead. But as the town readies nearly 200 acres for commercial development,…
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A new take on Bristol housing
From establishing a community fund to pursuing wastewater treatment system upgrades, there are several opportunities for Bristol officials to encourage the development of housing around town.
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A new neighborhood is cropping up in Midd
Governor Phil Scott and U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined local town and college leaders at Town Hall Theater’s new space on Monday, February 3, for the official groundbreaking…
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Ground broken on big housing project in Middlebury
Only four years ago, the notion of siting a new, 254-home neighborhood anywhere near Middlebury Village seemed like a pipedream.
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Off-site construction options hope to aid housing crunch
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency, the Vermont Economic Development Authority, and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development in January announced results of a new study they…
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Top 10: Local efforts target housing crisis
Housing remained out of reach for many in 2024, as the cost of building and buying homes has skyrocketed. Though, local organizations and municipalities saw some progress this…
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Letter to the editor: Nonprofits also play vital role in offering housing
Carly Berlin’s informative piece entitled “Vermont loosened Act 250 rules for housing. Here’s where developers are responding” highlighted some progress that has been made since the passage of…
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Letter to the editor: Addison Housing Works playing big role in easing housing crisis
I’ve been glad to see robust local coverage of housing issues in the Addy Indy. I’d like to elaborate on a few pieces from last week.
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Editorial: Rutland sets example of how to grow local housing
“Housing,” said Nevon Neary, executive director of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, “doesn’t just pop up out of nowhere.”