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No-Ganache7168 t1_j9po0xb wrote

Allowing more infill in designated villages/ downtown areas makes sense. Allowing suburban sprawl in open areas will make Vermont look like NJ or Raleigh NC. My fear is that they won’t strike a good balance between promoting affordable housing and preserving what makes Vermont so unique and desirable.

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EscapedAlcatraz t1_j9qkmtc wrote

The Vermont Housing Finance Agency estimates that the state needs to make 40,000 new housing units available by 2030 if it wants to return to a healthy market. And Maura Collins, its executive director, said achieving that goal will be “all but impossible” unless Vermont invests more money and overhauls its regulatory environment.

We are going to ruin the State.

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cpujockey t1_j9viwrw wrote

> We are going to ruin the State.

already is.

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kellogsmalone t1_ja2umjw wrote

Even without R1 zoning, rules can be put in place about designs and make them incorporate into the existing character of a town. A three or four story in town apartment building put on somewhere that might have been a decrepit factory or turning on old lumber mill on the water into condos is a lot smarter than just putting up hundreds of track homes.

A lot of this is going to come down to your local townships some pretty sure that stuff still needs to be approved by your housing departments and that would be determined at the county and the local level. There's still avenues to preserve and protect communities in the general vibe that makes Vermont so attractive.

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you_give_me_coupon t1_j9puyik wrote

> Allowing suburban sprawl in open areas will make Vermont look like NJ or Raleigh NC.

Makes sense that our legislators would want that, since most of them are from places like those. (yuk yuk)

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Loudergood t1_j9wiarr wrote

90s Williston happened with current regulations.

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460Wbymag t1_j9rdp7d wrote

Coming from somebody who grew up in NJ, increasing housing and population in Vermont will require more schools, police, fire, hospitals, social services and government which in returns means your taxes will go up and the cost to live in Vermont will go up. More housing will NOT lower the cost of housing, that is a lie perpetrated by people who want to build more. Just look at NJ, NC, FL, and everywhere that major development and population boom. The housing costs did not go down, the opposite happened, prices went up over time. The cost to build apartment buildings or multi family homes is so high that the developer won’t be leasing them for $1000/month. Dream on. Leave Vermont rural.

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Loudergood t1_j9wifaq wrote

There's no reason these should be more expensive on a per capita rate when you scale up and gain economy of scale.

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