Seek technical assistance by contacting Jess Hyman at the Thriving Communities Initiative of CVOEO or Leslie Black-Plumeau at Vermont Housing Finance Agency.
Help identify important land within the community and identify opportunities for housing development or redevelopment.
Conduct a land use regulation audit to identify barriers to affordable housing (Example: Essex)
Institute Housing Impact Analyses for identifying unintended housing impacts of proposed local policy changes.
Consider donating or selling municipal land for housing development
Strongly support housing projects throughout the development process
Seek funds from the VT Community Development Program or VT Community Foundation for developing additional affordable housing.
Promote accessory dwelling units (ADU)
Create a Housing Trust Fund
Promote affordable homeownership through Shared Equity Model (via Community Land Trusts) and sweat equity programs.
Apply for state designation (Downtown, Neighborhood, etc.) to trigger incentives for the housing development
Set targets for the number of units or portion of housing stock affordable to low and moderate income households.