Just think if someone tired to do Hiddenwood, Spring hill today, it would be impossible. For affordability we need something with densities much heavier than this. There is an excellent example of this just outside of Williston. Great looking neighbor hood, really a class act and for those worried about visual impact you really can’t see it from the road. It’s something you’d be proud to live in and actually own it.

NYMBY”S, look what’s going on in Moretown. Parcel of land was zoned for certain things now neighbors and town officials are playing dirty pool and changing the rules…. we’ll still bring in gravel on the same roads, its just going to cost us more.

So many proposals seem to be glorifed rental housing where the owners really never build any equity. These are needed too, but let’s call a spade a spade, it’s a rental property and we need more good propertieds. If the town also did the same contest for multifamily housing units within town there would be more good rental properties also.

The towns people could vote on the projects at town meeting. That way the residents would get what they want.

I think Habitat’s done the most, 2 homes that I know of. Having an approved plan would make more sense to me than doing this onsie, twosie type thing.

Finding the money for a project won’t be too hard. Getting a permit….that’s reasonable, that’s the trick.

Sincerely,

Neil Johnson