Vergennes workforce housing effort gets $1M grant, land

A big grant and a property transfer moves forward the effort to develop 74 units of workforce housing on a 14.4-acre parcel off North Main Street.

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 neighborhood.

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.

Addison Housing Works raises record $45,700 at ‘Home Growing Under the Stars’

Proceeds will support AHW’s ongoing efforts to provide and maintain affordable housing throughout Addison County.

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.

City eyes new way to boost housing project

Two funding sources could help the city of Vergennes establish a major workforce housing project off North Main Street in the city’s Northern Gateway District. 

Report, firsthand accounts, reveal backlogged shelter system

Vermont’s homelessness crisis is getting worse, according to a new report released by the Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont. 

Land use planning targets housing crisis

Addison County Regional Planning Commission officials are updating the housing and land-use sections of our county’s regional plan.

Editorial: Housing and affordability

Vermont needs to expand its housing stock by 79,000-172,000 homes by 2050. That’s an annual average of 3,160 to 6,880 homes per year.

Vergennes housing project gets VLCF grant

Genevieve Smyth is rehabilitating the long-vacant, historic building in downtown Vergennes to provide affordable housing for individuals exiting homelessness.

Letter to the editor: Look at Middle Road project in a different light

We hope many see and appreciate the willingness of the developer of the Middle Road housing project to adjust design to meet community needs for a safe and healthy town.

Some neigbors pan Middle Road building project

Neighbors of a proposed 32-unit apartment building that would be located near the intersection of Middle Road and Route 7 in Middlebury are concerned the new structure would be too big and would add traffic to an already congested area.

Letter to the editor: Middlebury apartment bulding plan is getting a bad wrap

Three letters from my neighbors have appeared in your pages expressing opposition to the approval of a 32-unit apartment building in Middlebury. This letter is to present a different view.

Addison Residential business flourishing

Business is so brisk that J.P. Carrara & Sons has greenlighted a new, 9,600-square-foot building to supplement the warehouse space that Addison Residential already occupies at 2160 Route 7 South.

Community Forum: CHIP will help rural Vermont towns grow

Picture a little town, home to a small ski mountain and halfway between two of the Northeast’s largest ski resorts. It’s on a scenic byway. The Long Trail and White River run straight through it. It has mountain peaks, waterfalls, swimming holes and miles … (read more)

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