By Polly Mikula The town of Killington closed on a 70-acre piece of land off Nanak Way on Friday, July 7, for $700,000. The purchase is part of the town’s ongoing Killington Forward initiative, which, in addition to building […]
Tag: Affordable Housing
Affordable housing in Vermont, a crisis in need of solutions
By Matthew Durkee Editor’s note: Durkee is the New England Regional president and leads Community Bank’s team. He’s a native Vermonter and has been active in the local banking community for his entire 30+ year career. Like many other […]
Affordable housing ideas
By Fred Baser Editors note: Fred Baser is the financial advisor and founder of Bristol Financial Services, is a commissioner of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives and past member of the Habitat […]
Vail invests in affordable housing for Okemo
Vail Resorts is making investments at four resorts to provide accessible and affordable housing for its employees at Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow as well as in Park City Mountain in Utah, Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, and Vail in […]
Vermont architects provide pro-bono design input on affordable housing projects in VT
AIAVT event will include a design charrette focused on affordable housing in Vermont’s communities Friday, Mar. 25 — RANDOLPH — The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) is hosting an event focused on affordable housing design in Vermont, on […]
We must act now on our housing crisis
By Governor Phil Scott Editor’s note: Gov. Scott delivered the following remarks as part of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition (VHCC) Legislative Week kick-off, Wednesday, Feb. 9: It is good to be with you to talk about some of […]
Vermont secures $3 million for affordable housing, Sanders announces
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders recently announced that Vermont will receive $3 million from the National Housing Trust Fund. The funds are part of $174 million that is being dispersed nationally to build, preserve, and rehabilitate affordable rental housing. Sanders helped […]
Governor kicks off new downpayment assistance program
On Sept. 18, Executive Director Sarah Carpenter of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) announced that Governor Shumlin has joined leaders from VHFA, the Vermont Legislature and the business community to launch a bold new effort to help the state’s […]
Supply and demand: more housing is key to affordability
By Jennifer Hollar As too many Vermonters struggle to make ends meet, affordability has rightly taken its place at the center of public debate. Often missing from the discussion, however, has been the cost of housing. If we are to […]