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Associated General Contractors urges permitting reform, funding and culture change to speed housing production
Summary
Sarah Mierhoff of AGC Vermont told the General & Housing Committee that permitting delays, high construction costs and workforce constraints hinder housing production and urged lawmakers to pair regulatory reforms with targeted funding and community outreach.
Sarah Mierhoff, director of advocacy and communications for the Associated General Contractors of Vermont, told the General & Housing Committee on Jan. 15 that permitting and appeals delays, high material and labor costs, and community resistance are major barriers to producing housing in Vermont.
Mierhoff framed AGC’s recommendations as three linked priorities: permitting and appeals reform, additional funding to make projects financially feasible, and measures to encourage a cultural shift so communities accept new housing. “Permitting and appeals can be long and arduous and expensive and unpredictable,” she said.
She noted that the HOME Act’s changes to Act 250 and downtown provisions were “a great start”…
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