The home for Vermont Public's coverage of housing issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Lexi Krupp is Vermont Public's Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporter, focusing on housing and health care. Learn more about Lexi's coverage and get in touch here.
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Experts anticipate the ruling will influence homelessness policy nationwide, including in Vermont, where cities and towns are bracing for more people to lose their shelter over the next few months.
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The service refers callers to housing and health resources. To get back to being 24/7, it needed an extra $332,000 allocated by the Vermont Legislature.
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Statewide, this year’s census recorded 3,458 people experiencing homelessness, a nearly 5% increase over the number tallied in January 2023.
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Asked if he saw the owner’s work at the Berlin Mobile Home Park as illegal, the state’s chief recovery officer said, “I believe so.”
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A vocal group of Londonderry residents say new proposed changes to the town's zoning regulations threaten their way of life and their livelihoods.
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"It’s extremely poor timing to be losing these funds,” said one service provider in central Vermont of a potential 70% reduction.
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A recent national analysis showed that Vermont saw the highest year-over-year home appreciation rate of any state, at 12.8%.
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“For me, the cold weather opening of the motels is really grounded in a Vermont climate that doesn’t really exist anymore,” said state Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky.
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“I continue to be disappointed by the lack of support for renters in the Legislature,” said Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who stepped down from her House seat after becoming mayor.
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"If for this reason we lose second homes, many of us are okay with that,” Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale said of the increased property transfer tax.