By Secretary Lindsay Kurrle and Secretary Jenney Samuelson Editor’s note: Lindsay Kurrle is the secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, which includes the Department of Housing and Community Development. Jenney Samuelson is the secretary of the […]
Tag: housing crisis
Opinion
The housing crisis challenge for the residential home building industry
By Guy Payne Editor’s note: Guy Payne is the executive director of Sustainable Energy Outreach Network in Brattleboro. Did you know: Vermont’s Energy Code is the law, yet many builders and homeowners are unaware or choose to ignore it? […]
Local News
Housing crisis: Killington Forward plan aims to address need at all levels
Once the foliage photos started flooding the Killington Locals+ page on Facebook this fall, so did the queries for seasonal housing. Securing one of the approximately 1,800 jobs on the mountain isn’t the challenge. Finding a place to rest one’s […]
Commentary, Opinion
Homelessness is a crisis of housing, not unhousable Vermonters
By Anne Sosin Editor’s note: This commentary is by Anne N. Sosin, a policy fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. A recent Vermont Public story profiled a home health […]
Featured, State News
Lawmakers contemplate reforms amid housing crisis
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger People are declining job offers in the state because they can’t find housing. Homelessness is rising. Vermont has the lowest rental vacancy rate in the nation. Lawmakers who pounded the pavement throughout the summer and fall ahead of […]
State News
People are turning down Vermont job offers because they cannot find housing
By Fred Thys/VTDigger Housing is so tight in Vermont that some job applicants are turning down employment offers because they cannot find a place to live. Hearing hirees say “no” to job offers because they are giving up on their […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
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 […]