Empower Vermont’s Future by Preserving Its Roots
Unlock Housing Affordability Solutions for a Thriving Vermont
The Future of Franklin County Begins with You
As we cherish our Vermont roots, we’re facing a crucial challenge: Ensuring that those who have fallen in love with our state can continue to call it home. Growth that enables housing affordability is the key, and we’re on a mission to make it a reality.
By seeking to grow our housing options, we’re not only supporting families’ dreams but also strengthening our entire community.
We are excited to present a comprehensive vision that focuses on the heart of our community – our residents. With your support, we can prioritize housing affordability, stimulate local economies, and create a sustainable future that is accessible to you and generations to come.
Crafting a Brighter
Future for Vermont:
Our mission is to make housing affordable for all, ensuring that families can remain rooted in the community they cherish.
The future begins with more housing options. By building more housing that maintains the character and charm of our community, we’re not only creating local jobs and boosting our economy, but also meeting the demand for diverse housing options that cater to different needs, prices and preferences. With this approach, we not only unlock opportunities for first-time homebuyers, we also safeguard the future of our senior neighbors. By giving them options for independent living, they have a unique opportunity to stay in the communities they know and love, while cashing out on equity they’ve built and moving to a more manageable living environment.
When housing costs are manageable, our community can blossom. With increased disposable income, families can invest in local businesses, strengthening our bonds and driving overall economic growth. A vote for improved housing affordability is a vote for a prosperous local economy. Diverse housing options ensure that our community has the workers it needs for a thriving economy with local business.
By focusing on increasing housing supply in towns and villages, we can actively combat urban sprawl, or uncontrolled expansion of our communities, and instead promote sustainable development. This approach minimizes the need for expanding into green spaces, protects the environment, and preserves the natural beauty of our forests, fields, and farms.
In envisioning a future where our communities thrive, recognizing the pivotal role strategic housing development plays is essential. By focusing on strategically bolstering housing supply within our towns, we take a purposeful step towards providing housing that is affordable, supporting Vermonters and our communities, and maintaining our special Vermont character.
Two thirds of Franklin County residents say that housing affordability is a big problem (source: AmStrat poll – Q8, page 19 of report). Together, we can lay the groundwork for accessible housing options that will echo into the future. This investment ensures that our children, grandchildren, and seniors can find their footing in a stable, affordable living environment. Creating a space for synergy between REALTORS®, local leaders, housing providers and community organizations lends itself to providing accessible housing for Vermonters.