$10,000 fine and loss of CDL, with mandatory recertification would stop this DEAD. but we have pussies in Montpelier.

Yeah! I didn’t get a chance to see it but we are planning on going back this summer.

Affordable housing is market rate housing, it’s just a low rate.

Maybe we should have a video camera pointing to it and a YouTube site, like the 11'8" bridge.

I’ve lived in PA and NY before settling here in Vermont and the DMV fees here are absolutely outrageous as is compared to what I’m used to. The idea of raising it again? Just wild. Like others have said, tax vacation homes and other stuff.

Welcome To Rutland! Oh I mean Burlington

North Bennington strategically crafted its way into the choice/tuition system a few years back. Removed themselves from the public school system, shut down the elementary school and turned it independent, and gave residents the option to spend 17k on any school they want. Most of the kids are now in private/independent schools.

>Towns and municipalities need to provide economic incentives

What makes you think they have those funds available?

The state needs to get on the stick and seek out these funds and help distribute them to said Towns that are willing to work for livable, affordable housing.

> freeloaders not pay from October til May because of non-eviction rules.

Pure nonsense. If you can't find qualified renters, that's on you.

I’m in Bennington County in a supervisory union that has designated public schools depending on what town/neighborhood you live in. Move one town over into a place like Manchester, Dorset, or Winhall, and you get the option to use your $17k education tax on any school you want.

Tell me how that’s fair to some section 8 kid forced into Bennington public schools vs one in Winhall who can choose among a half dozen local private schools, a couple public schools, and even the option of an out of state boarding school.

Sure as shit, I want to move into one of those towns as my kids enter middle/high school. But damn, if you don’t have the means to pay into the high real estate of the Manchester area, you’re stuck with the public option.

If you can’t offer this option to every Vermont student, it shouldn’t be offered to those in specific towns.

As someone with a second home in Vermont, I agree - raise my taxes. If you can’t afford a small increase in taxes on a second home, don’t buy one. If you’re going to spend your money on one, it also benefits you to ensure the local economy prospers, and that means supporting local workers and businesses. Deal with it.

And I agree, but private religious schools do not get any public funding. So, your money is safe.

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Yeah I was speaking in general.

Except this bill is aimed at schools like Lyndon, Burr and Burton, St. Johnsbury, which are technically private but basically operate as public schools for local kids.

This bill has nothing to do with private religious schools though.

Oh duh! Thank you.

There are more apartments but it’s not affordable. There’s a very large new development underway but given the cost of new housing I’m sure the rent will be market rate. Why would a private developer opt to lose profits? Makes no business sense.

The local affordable housing organization purchased 25 of the new apartments with a few million in grant money, which will add to the affordable housing pool but we need more. Here’s a link to one of the larger rental companies if you want an idea of what’s available on the open market https://gmmvt.squarespace.com.

Lyndon, Thetford, Manchester

We need to fix rental laws that let freeloaders not pay from October til May because of non-eviction rules.

We need to stop Act 250 from overreaching into areas not included in the law. The Board has, according to it's statute, no authority in a town with sewers, water and a zoning plan. Now, every plan is subject to 250.

We need to allow in-law apartments to be rented to non-family members.

We need to deregulate housing

Hilarious 😂

you're generalizing about private schools. you're describing schools like Deerfield, Andover etc. there are a ton of private schools (in VT) that are nothing like those schools.

It’s almost like making a building dedicated solely to the poor, instead of mixed income, is a bad idea 🧐

Especially so if you don’t pair it with wrap around services - With law enforcement on site, mental health providers nearby, and employment services close by as well.

I'm not sure Stowe will ever be affordable. I wouldn't want much of the space filled in to increase the city density.

Boule Bakery is a must for pastries and coffee. Cosmic Cup is a good lunch spot. Haven is a nice vintage furniture store and there is a decent bookstore. Whirligig does have some cans to go but not nearly the selection they have on tap. Littleton is a little more happening… but if you’re looking for a whole day or most of it, I highly recommend Montpelier. It’s an hour away, a really easy drive down 2 and is a great spot to spend a whole day.