Yeah tradition is my trashy neighbor getting hammered in the woods with a gun. “Hunting” he calls it. No thanks. His son yelled at an old lady this year ON HER OWN PROPERTY for being in the woods during rifle season. People are huge fucking assholes man, can’t blame folks for not wanting that on their land

The notion that someone would uproot their life, become a climate refugee and move 171 miles away seems far fetched.

The fish and chip in South Burlington on Williston road is the best. Very nice ppl and great food.

It worked when I was growing up because it wasn't free housing. It was housing for working people (most of them working very hard) and rents could cover maintenance. Based on articles I've read in BFP and Vt Digger, at least some non-working able-bodied people are living in subsidized housing. This doesn't help promote anything but laziness. Build homes specifically for working middle and low income Vermonters.

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Very rational and reasonable.

Yeah I didn't mean that. I meant once you create a municipal commitee, are you saying you're land is now public owned?

I just bought the land so these guys probably don't know that there are new owners. I saw them on game cameras and the land isn't posted yet.

If I saw guys with rifles on my land AFTER posting I'd try to get vehicle tags, then report them. If I can't find a vehicle I would approach them, ask if they saw the signs, and then tell them that they are trespassing. All with a concealed sidearm ready to go.

No

A local developer in Lamoille County is building a 100+ unit apartment complex. After he got the permit and started construction he agreed to sell 25 apartments to the local affordable housing partnership for around $250,000 each. I would imagine this means that the rent will have to be affordable forever. While the cost per apartment seems high, maybe other housing partnerships could work with private developers to create more housing.

Not in VT, but the Man of Kent Tavern over towards Hoosick was a must visit whenever I was in the area. Have an Auld Speckled Hen to wash it down!

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In Vermont any land that is not legally posted is already free for the public to traverse across.

Unless there is an easement or other legally binding access agreement, the landowner can choose to close the land via posting at any time.

Opening your land is the default.

Thanks!

Most states have some sort of landowner protection but Vermont's is especially robust

I haven't been there yet, but I have heard that Lil Britain in Bennington is really good.

The old 'please and thank you' goes a long way.

I was under the impression this was only for hunting... not general access

I'm very ignorant in this regard so I could be totally wrong. I would be nervous that by doing this you would be setting a legal precedent that is now public domain.

This is a hop skip for us - we’ll check it out! Thanks

Thanks, will check it out!

it only turns into "ghettos" cause they end up under or defunded, leading to disrepair and poor quality housing. so the only people that end up living there are the ones despirate enough to live in poor conditions.

keep the funding up and more diverse people will live there

also "mixed income" is a misnomer cause you are only gonna get a mix of the economic bottom half or so. You won't get anyone rich living public housing and we should stop pretending like that will happen. The rich always find a way to segregate themselves away from poorer people.

Well they are just selfish then. That's not an issue of "if that happened, Vermont wouldn't be Vermont". I don't care if they're afraid of change.

We should make sure to plant seeds for trees that we wont be able to enjoy the shade under in our lifetime, and they won't be remembered fondly for doing the opposite.

Edit; as if IT was a birthright.

What would be a preferred means of contact for permission to cross your (OP or anyone else) property? I’m always looking for new routes/connections for trail running and xc ski, and have had some luck bumping into landowners in person but never quite sure how to best reach out without being bothersome. Postcard with my phone number?