I’m writing to share some information about fair housing rights for people with disabilities, provide resources for anyone experiencing discrimination in their housing, and advocate for a shift in how transitional housing providers accommodate both assistance animals and pets.
Tag: housing
Burlington City Council moves forward with construction of pods for those experiencing homelessness
The construction costs of the pods amount to nearly $1.5 million in ARPA funds.
As interest rates rise, first-time and local home buyers are being 'frozen out'
“Our locals are totally priced out,” said a realtor in southern Vermont.
Woodstock aims to house local workers with subsidies to landlords
The program pushes landlords to convert short-term rentals to long-term rentals and encourages accessory dwelling units.
People are turning down Vermont job offers because they cannot find housing
Hearing hirees say “no” to job offers because they are giving up on their house search is a problem recruiters are facing in state and municipal government, nonprofit organizations and businesses.
Vermont is pouring millions into manufactured homes and mobile home parks
“They are a very affordable source of housing that receives very little in ongoing public investment to maintain that affordability,” said Josh Hanford, Vermont’s commissioner of housing.
Dan Jones: Multiple crises are coming to a head. How will state leaders cope?
Are there any candidates, locally or nationally, who will be prepared to deliver the bad news to the electorate that their generous and convenient lifestyle of the past 75 years is ending?
Samn Stockwell: How we invest in the well-being of all children will affect our future
Outcomes could be improved if schools were funded adequately, if there were enough excellent mental health programs easily available, if families had secure, affordable housing and we had excellent and affordable child care.
Monte, Lane & Winter: Vermont needs to invest in both housing AND child care
The problems with housing and child care are eerily similar — simply not enough of it, and the options that are available are too expensive for families.
Advocates for Londonderry community center take 1st major step
After receiving selectboard approval, Norwich University students will conduct a feasibility study to assess if and how a community center and additional housing could be built on a piece of town-owned land.
St. Albans shelter slated for major renovations this fall
Tim’s House, the only homeless shelter in Franklin and Grand Isle counties, is set to have new, single-occupancy rooms and will serve as a low-barrier shelter.
Updating zoning rules can create housing. How might that work?
Last year, the Legislature approved half a million dollars to support “zoning bylaw modernization.” In plain English, that means making simple changes in zoning regulations to make development more straightforward.
Jenney Samuelson: We’re on the way to creating a healthier Vermont
The new Global Commitment demonstration will provide Vermont with tools to improve health and shore up our health care infrastructure.
State shifts hotel housing program to longer-term, more stable transitional housing
The general assistance hotel program reverted to pre-pandemic guidelines July 1. People enrolled in the program can remain in hotels on a longer-term basis under a new transitional housing program.
