Master Plan
The Housing Committee is charged with researching and evaluating housing-related options for the city, then proposing policy and program recommendations in accord with the Montpelier City Master Plan, including: Montpelier will have an adequate supply of safe, resilient, and affordable housing to meet the needs of all current and future residents.An Urgent Need
In a follow up email to The Bridge, Kelman stressed what he sees as an urgent need for the new Housing Committee. “Unfortunately, as of this writing (June 5), despite my continued urging, there has yet to be any obvious effort to fill the nine-plus positions on this committee,” Kelman wrote.” “I point this out not to cast blame for these delays on any individual, but rather to underscore how much Montpelier needs the kind of energetic and activist approach to housing policy that I believe this genuine, official, permanent Housing Committee can provide.” City Manager Bill Fraser told The Bridge in a telephone interview Monday taht the city posted information about the committee on its Facebook page and on Front Porch Forum on June 6. Fraser noted that while the new committee was conceived of by Kelman and members of the Housing Task Force, “the housing committee has been approved and formed by the city council. We appreciate Mr. Kelman’s interest. He is not the person who created the committee. The city council created the committee.” “Ultimately the committee will be defined by the appointing group, which is the city council,” Fraser added. “…until the council makes appointments and provides directions, other than the charge that’s been adopted, there is nobody else speaking for this committee. Right now we’re taking applications.” The city notes that “Because housing is a regional issue, committee membership could include one or more members who are not Montpelier residents but who work in or have a business interest in Montpelier.” Applicants can call the city manager’s office for more information at 802-223-9502 or fill out the application here: montpelier-vt.org/CommitteeApplication To see the more details about the Housing Committee, go to montpelier-vt.org/1297/Housing-Committee.Stories about City of Montpelier
- City Council to Consider 8.2% Water/Sewer Rate Increase
- City is Seeking Members for New Housing Committee
- No Mow May
- A Message from City Hall: Deck the City Halls
- Montpelier Council Increases Budget Over Proposal; Public Hearings Jan. 11 and 26
- City Council Continues Tax Rate Increases: Final Budget Hearing Jan. 25
- Montpelier Budget Brings 7.6% Property Tax Increase if Voters Approve it in March
- Montpelier Voters Pick McCullough for Mayor
- City Faces Unanticipated Costs at Country Club Road and Barre St. Rec Center