Springfield Area Housing Coalition

One of the local housing coalitions, or local Continua of Care (CoCs) tasked with administering homelessness services locally throughout Vermont. Serving Windsor County towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Ludlow, Plymouth, Reading, Springfield, Weathersfield, Weston, West Windsor, and Windsor; and Windham County towns of Grafton, Londonderry, Rockingham and Windham 

Shelburne Housing Committee

The Shelburne Housing Committee was created in 2016 as a subcommittee of the Shelburne Planning Commission. Its goal is to collect, organize, and analyze data in order to most effectively advise the town’s Planning Commission on the creation of more affordable housing. 

Richmond Housing Committee

The Housing Committee advises the Selectboard, the Planning Commission, and Town Staff on the housing needs of the Town of Richmond.

Putney Affordable Housing Committee

Pomfret Homes

Key activities include:

Norwich Affordable Housing Committee

Key activities include:

  • Creating affordable and energy efficient housing revolving fund.
  • Use of Town owned and donated lands for affordable housing construction.
  • Increase rental housing stock through ADUs and making density bonus.
  • Promote “missing middle housing”-duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes.

Montpelier Housing Committee

Officially established by the Montpelier City Council on May 11, 2022. The Housing Committee’s mission is to "evaluate housing-related information and propose solutions to the City Council that address identified problems". The Housing Committee also works to educate the public about Montpelier’s housing situation and to advocate for policies and proposals that further the goals of the City’s Master Plan. The official committee is preceded by the Montpelier Housing Task Force, which acted between 1999 and 2022.

 

Manchester Housing Working Group

Key activities include:

  • Flexibility in the design, height and density of affordable housing projects
  • Encourages senior and workforce developers through density bonus

Mad River Housing Coalition

Key activities include:

  • Ongoing land banking, Affordable land initiative.
  • Incentivizes homeowner’s construction of ADUs through grant and free professional services throughout permitting, design and development. In exchange, ADUs remain affordable for 5 years.
  • Developed a guide booklet to creating and renting ADUs.

Jericho Affordable Housing Committee

Key activities include:

  • Conducted ADU survey in 2021 to know owners and renters perspective
  • Plans to conduct public forum and outreach to landowners and developers about affordable housing opportunities
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