The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group born from a Vermont Council on Rural Development site visit to town.
PUTNEY-With so many factors making Vermont a challenging place to live - harsh winters, high cost of living, excessive flooding, minimal jobs, an aging population, and loss of small businesses - I do not believe adding contention and divisiveness around building housing a smart strategy to attract and welcome new residents.
I am a Putney resident who wants more affordable housing - literally, in my backyard. There's an alternative to billion-dollar corporations monopolizing Vermont affordable housing building another project in downtown Putney. Right now, the federal government (through Vermont Housing Improvement Program funds distributed by the Windham & Windsor Housing...