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Housing is the essence of Burlington's neighborhoods. Support
for affordable housing allows elders to remain in the homes
and neighborhoods they know. Homebuyer purchase and rehabilitation
programs allow the next generation of residents to own and
modernize older homes.
Affordable housing is a balance to economic development,
ensuring that workers can find housing and that rising prices
don't displace residents. And affordable housing development
is a tool in redeveloping distressed neighborhoods, preventing
loss of value in surrounding properties.
City Council has identified affordable housing as one of
its top three priorities for the year and has begun looking
at local initiatives to address the housing crisis. A "Super
Committee on Housing," made up of four City Councilors (Phil Fiermonte
and Tim Ashe from Ward 3; Kurt Wright from Ward 4; and
Carmen George from Ward 7) was charged with studying a number
of issues related to affordable housing and developing
recommendations for the full Burlington City Council to
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At its March 27, 2006 meeting, Burlington City
Council adopted the report and recommendations of the Housing
Super Committee. You can read the report and
recommendations, together with the minutes from the three public
hearings held last fall,
here.
Brian Pine, Assistant Director for Housing & Neighborhood
Revitalization
802·865·7232
Todd Rawlings, Housing Program Coordinator
802·652·4209
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