Carly Berlin
Housing/Infrastructure ReporterCarly covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America.
Previously, she was the metro reporter for New Orleans Public Radio, where she focused on housing, transportation and city government. Before working in radio, she was the Gulf Coast Correspondent for Southerly, where she reported on disaster recovery across south Louisiana during two record-breaking hurricane seasons.
Carly grew up in Atlanta and is a graduate of Bowdoin College. She’s an avid bird watcher and ultimate frisbee player.
Have a story idea or a tip? Get in touch at cberlin@vermontpublic.org
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With a key legislative deadline looming, lawmakers raced to get key policy bills out of committees this week. -
The 2024 land-use overhaul is scheduled to begin taking effect this summer, and some farmers and rural Vermonters are sounding an alarm. -
The Bridges Recovery Shelter in Burlington will have clinicians on site, as well as recovery group meetings and peer-to-peer support. -
Clarkson helped negotiate a major deal last spring to create a new financing program for infrastructure. In retirement, she wants to help reestablish a culinary institute in Vermont. -
Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed building site. A neighbor says adding homes there could “do more harm than good.” -
For months, state housing authorities had been asking state leaders to stanch the loss of federal Section 8 housing vouchers. A mid-year budget adjustment bill offers help but holds off on an immediate infusion of funds. -
A bill sponsored by Rep. Marc Mihaly, D-Calais, would allow faster evictions but also limit the size of security deposits and rent increases for tenants. -
The 10 home designs should be finalized by the end of the year and are being piloted in three communities first. -
Two years after the reform law passed, and now that maps are being drafted, a growing chorus of critics asks whether the law’s promise will be realized. -
The idea is to loosen the rules for building housing in some areas, and tighten up the permit requirements in environmentally sensitive areas. It’s getting complicated.
