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Council deadlocks on Longview Spears Street conservation/affordable-housing amendment; plan stalls after 2-2 vote
Summary
The council deadlocked Feb. 3 over a negotiated amendment tied to a VHCB award for the Longview/Spears Street property; motions to accept the proposed terms and to shorten a proposed 50-year condition to 20 years both failed by 2-2 votes with one recusal.
The South Burlington City Council on Feb. 3 could not reach agreement on a proposed amendment to a funding letter related to the Longview (Spears Street) project and a Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) award.
Staff and outside partners described a draft amendment that would place approximately 6.2 acres into a conservation easement but designate that land as a "transition zone" allowing a portion to be used for Habitat for Humanity-style affordable housing if regulatory or siting issues required it. The draft also…
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