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Housing assessment: 353 new units needed in Winhall over 16 years, presenter tells Selectboard
Summary
A presenter told the Selectboard that a housing assessment identified a need for 353 new housing units in Winhall over the next 16 years and discussed funding, potential sites, and models including community land trusts and deed restrictions.
Hamah Gianotti presented to the Selectboard on affordable housing and wastewater, citing a Housing Assessment that found "353 new housing units would be needed in Winhall over the next sixteen (16) years." She said housing affordability and availability are national problems locally manifest, and the discussion covered funding and grants, incentives for private-sector development, candidate sites, multifamily versus single-family development, potential use of Green Mountain National Forest land, sewer limitations, feasibility studies, subsidized housing models, community land trusts and deed restrictions.
Selectboard members thanked Gianotti for the presentation. The minutes record a broad discussion of next steps but no formal board directive or funding allocation at this meeting. The board discussed the possibility of setting up a reserve fund and using ARPA funds for housing-related feasibility work; earmarking and funding decisions remain to be determined.
The Housing Assessment figure frames the town's planning conversation; staff and the board will consider follow-up studies and funding options.
