housing
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Letter to the editor: Apartments site not a good fit
If you haven’t heard already, a large, four- story apartment building is proposed to be erected on the corner of Route 7 and Middle Road, jammed between the…
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Pieciak unveils $20M housing program
State Treasurer Mike Pieciak joined state and local leaders on Tuesday at Vergennes Grand Senior Living to announce an additional $20 million investment in housing and economic development…
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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…
