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VHCB approves framework for Longview parcel; council, owner and partners debate a conditional six‑acre transition zone
Summary
After a VHCB board approval, partners and the landowner detailed a plan to conserve about 36 acres of the Longview parcels and reserve a 6.2‑acre "transition zone" for community uses or potential future housing; the council discussed terms, a councilor recused and staff were directed to continue negotiations.
The city, the Northeast Agricultural Trust (NEAT) and the South Burlington Land Trust briefed the council on Jan. 6 about the Longview project at 1720–1730 Spears Street after the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) approved a funding recommendation and associated resolution.
VHCB’s resolution envisions conservation of roughly 36.4 acres of the Longview parcel, and it also included language (referred to in materials and discussion as “1(c)”) that creates a 6.2‑acre transition zone. That zone could remain conservation or be used for community purposes — trails, gardens or active recreation — and under VHCB’s draft language the city could, at a future date and with VHCB approval, allow development on developable portions of that transition area to support affordable housing. The VHCB approval is a conditional award and is not itself a sale to the city.
At the council meeting, VHCB officials said the…
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