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Tag Archives: Series: Affordable Housing

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John LaBarge: What is affordable housing?

People can’t afford an apartment or house because they have to spend too much on health care, child care, property taxes, food, clothing, heat, electricity, internet, phone service, car registration, car insurance, etc.

5 days ago January 23, 2023 in Commentary.
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Governor focuses on ‘economic equity’ in discussion of economic development

Speaking at his weekly press conference Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott focused on infrastructure and economic development while standing in front of the remodeling project of the Fairbanks Museum. 

December 1, 2022 in TNR News.
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Keelan: Is a new home affordable, even at $200 per square foot?

With interest rates at 7.6% and climbing, construction costs at record levels, and construction labor in short supply, it is not the time to build. It is, however, time for towns and villages to plan and acquire housing sites with zoning and all approvals in place.

November 1, 2022 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: Working out of the housing crisis

The recent discussion of “Vermont’s housing crisis” reminds us that this problem never goes away. That’s because the interests active in shaping housing policy continue to be far apart on almost any policy change that promises more affordable housing.

October 17, 2022 in Commentary.
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Vermont program bringing hundreds of once vacant rentals back online

“It’s no secret that in every corner of the state, lack of housing is a major concern,” Scott said in a release. “This is impacting Vermonters already here and it’s a barrier to growing our workforce. We know there are people who are looking to work in Vermont, but they can’t find decent, affordable housing.”

September 25, 2022 in TNR News.
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Gov. Phil Scott signs historic housing legislation into law

Gov. Phil Scott gathered with members of the Legislature and local housing partners at the Salisbury Square, a planned affordable housing neighborhood, in Randolph today to sign two historic housing bills.

June 7, 2022 in Press Release.
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VISA update: Session ends with approval of universal school meals, PCB mitigation, school branding

The legislative session was generally helpful to independent school interests. A bill to provide free school meals to publicly-funded students in the coming school year has passed, along with funding in support of a program adopted last year to test all Vermont schools for PCB contamination.

May 18, 2022 in Commentary.
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Governor: Act 250 proposals ‘actually make it a lot more difficult’ to build housing

The governor on Tuesday had the mayor of Vermont’s largest city and another housing policy expert on hand at his weekly press conference to tell Vermonters now is not the time for red tape when it comes to reforming the state’s land use law, Act 250.

May 11, 2022 in TNR News.
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Keelan: Many obstacles to building housing in Vermont

Therein lies the problem. We meet, we talk, we pass legislation, and in the end, we still don’t have the housing so desperately sought not only in southwestern Vermont but throughout the state.

May 9, 2022 in Commentary.
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Roll Call: House imposes registration with fee for most rental housing

S.210, an act relating to rental housing health and safety and affordable housing, passed in the State House of Representatives on April 22, 2022, by a vote of 88-54.

April 27, 2022 in Commentary.
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Companion bills aimed at curbing Vermont’s rental housing shortage

The S.210 rental housing bill would require an upfront state commitment of $20.4 million in ARPA funding to get up and running and subsequently would receive funding through the new revenue stream linked to the annual registry fee. ARPA funding also comes into play for S.226.

April 26, 2022 in TNR News.
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Gov. Phil Scott: We must act now on our housing crisis

Right now, the supply of affordable homes is practically non-existent. In December, the median home price in Vermont was more than $369,000. Last month, there were only 136 homes for sale that a middle-income family can afford.

February 10, 2022 in Commentary.

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