The home for Vermont Public's coverage of housing issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Carly Berlin is a Housing/Infrastructure Reporter for Vermont Public and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America. Email Carly.
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Two years after the reform law passed, and now that maps are being drafted, a growing chorus of critics ask 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. -
Members of the selectboard, the town safety officer, and a formerly unhoused person chime in.
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‘Disaster response’: The extraordinary efforts to prevent homeless Vermonters from freezing to deathThe state has begun funding pop-up shelters in four additional locations this year, a formidable effort that materializes and evaporates based on the weather. -
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them. -
The $5 million proposal would staunch the loss of housing vouchers this year, but is much less than housing authorities had requested. -
The bipartisan bill would also cover travel for people experiencing homelessness to leave Vermont if they have ties to another state. -
A roundtable discusses Vermont's latest changes to its land use laws and attempts to address housing needs. -
The Community and Housing Infrastructure Program allows municipalities and developers to borrow money for infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and sewers for a housing development — and then use the property tax revenue boost from the new homes to help pay back the debt. -
The specter of a lengthy court dispute can throw cold water on housing construction. Vermont’s new Act 250 board thinks it can resolve these disputes faster.
