The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, on behalf of the ECOS Steering Committee, is requesting proposals for projects that will progress the goals and criteria of the ECOS Project. Read more on the ECOS website.
Planning
New guide to federal resources for sustainable rural communities
A consortium of federal agencies recently released a guide entitled New Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities.
Your feedback needed for Vermont’s Plan to End Homelessness
Want to help end one of our state’s most serious housing problems? Take a look at the on-line version of Vermont’s draft plan to end homelessness and share your comments and ideas about solving homelessness among Vermonters.
Housing emerges as central theme for planBTV
Community feedback about the future of Burlington made it clear that expanding downtown housing choices is a top priority for residents, employers, and the others who work or play in the city, according planBTV, the city's new draft long-range plan.
“Ways to grow the quantity, diversity, and affordability of the Downtown housing supply is perhaps the single most important component in this plan…” it explains.
Public hearings on Vermont disaster recovery funds started yesterday in Brattleboro
Representatives from the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, and Community Development answered questions from Windham county residents and business owners last night at the Latchis Theater in Brattleboro. This meeting marked the first of three public hearings on the state's plan to distribute $21.7 million in federal Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds.
Workshop on municipal affordable housing regulations on Thursday, June 7
The Vermont Interfaith Action is sponsoring a workshop this Thurday. Learn how to find out what your town’s regulations are governing the building of affordable housing. Discover which regulations help to increase affordable housing, and which ones hinder it.
5:15 pm to 7:30 pm
College Street Congregational Church, Perkins Room
264 College St, Burlington
Presenters: Brian Shupe and Kate McCarthy, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Read more on the Vermont Interfaith Action web site.
Housing events calendar for week of May 21, 2012
Organizing your schedule for next week? Check out the list below and the Events Calendar page on VHFA's website.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Vergennes Senior Housing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Housing policy key to equalizing access to high quality education
Lower income and non-white students lack equal access to top performing schools largely because of housing availability and cost, according to a recent report from the Brookings Institution. Based on research pertaining to 84,077 schools nationwide, the report documents disparities between the performance of schools in areas with low housing costs and tho