Tag: Affordable housing
Vermont Communities Come Together to Address Rising Homelessness Amidst Harsh Winter Conditions
Introduction As winter tightens its grip on Vermont, the state's homeless population faces unprecedented challenges. With temperatures plummeting and snowfall reaching record levels, communities across Vermont are rallying to provide shelter and support to those...
Addressing Housing Shortage: Casey McNeil and Loralee Tester’s Perspective
Casey McNeil of Bomoseen and Loralee Tester of Lyndonville, both board members of Let’s Build Homes, share a common goal: addressing the housing shortage in Vermont. Casey, a third-generation store owner in Rutland, and...
Immigrant Workers Protest Job and Housing Loss – VTDigger
Immigrant Workers Struggle Against Job and Housing Loss A group of ten immigrant workers, employed at Lamell Lumber Corporation in Essex Junction, Vermont, took a stand last week after facing the threat of termination and...
Collaborative Middlebury College Housing Project Boosts Development – VTDigger
Middlebury College Housing Project: A Beacon of Development in Vermont On a crisp February day in 2025, Middlebury, Vermont, witnessed the birth of Stonecrop Meadows, a groundbreaking mixed-income housing project that promises to revolutionize the...
Collaborative Efforts to Tackle Vermont’s Affordability Crisis
Collaborative Efforts to Tackle Vermont's Affordability Crisis Amy Spear, president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, and Megan Sullivan, vice president of government affairs for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, have joined forces to address...