Florence
Florence, VT · Real Estate
tupperfreepress.com
Joint village and town planning has full plate to digest this month
The joint town and village planning board had a full agenda at it’s April monthly meeting- handling three public hearings and four separate requests for special permits and such. Vice Chairwoman Jan Yaworski directed the April 22 session in the absence of Chairman Shawn Stuart. Also absent that evening...
The Burlington Free Press
Burlington eyes selling buildings with unpaid taxes to plug budget gap
Burlington property owners behind on taxes could have their buildings sold by the city if they don't agree to payment plans. At least 20 properties were headed for a tax sale as of early April, including single-family homes, apartments, condos and businesses, according to city documents and officials. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes have sat uncollected since the pandemic, and city leaders are looking at selling delinquent properties to chip away at the expected budget gap next year. “We have reached out to all of the properties, and we are in talks with many of them,” said Katherine Schad, chief administrative officer of the newly formed Department of Finance and Administration. “Payment plans have been negotiated with many of them.” Toward the start of April, city officials said selling the 20 parcels could bring in about $675,380 toward a $10-12 million budget gap for the coming fiscal year. In the time since, the number of properties facing tax sales has been "whittled down" from the starting point of 20, said Schad, but she did not offer a figure. Schad also would not say what properties are at risk, how many were housing or how many occupants could ultimately
sevendaysvt.com
Study Says Building More Homes in Burlington Won’t Lower Costs
Vermont policy makers have spent years trying to tackle the state’s housing crisis from multiple angles. But one idea has come to dominate the conversation: Build more homes. Adding supply, the thinking goes, should help bring prices down. But a new study of Burlington home sales by researchers at...
WCAX
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Hotel Saranac, Weekender Hotels work to resolve tax delinquencies
The owners of two chains operating hotels in the Adirondack Park, including the Hotel Saranac, are working to overcome tax delinquencies they said were unfortunate and unexpected. The debts are being worked out with taxing authorities by the Roedel Companies, owner of the Hotel Saranac, and by the Weekender Hotels,...
WCAX
Demolition starts on former North Country hotel vacant for nearly 30 years
MALONE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Demolition began Monday on the former Flanagan Hotel in Malone, nearly 30 years after a fire ruined the building. With the sound of an airhorn, the $1.5 million demolition started. Construction crews broke off the first pieces of the structure as village residents watched. Village Mayor...
vtcommunitynews.org
Concerns over Franklin Street housing arise at Winooski City Council meeting
WINOOSKI — Attendees, both in-person and on Zoom, showed up to the Winooski City Council Meeting on April 6 to ask questions and voice concerns about the recent construction of a multi-story housing unit built in a residential area on Franklin Street, as well as an upcoming project on the same street.
suncommunitynews.com
High Peaks Enterprises LLC Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Town of Westport, Essex County, New York, will hold a Public Hearing at the Town Hall, 22 Champlain Ave, Westport, New York, on April 22, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The hearing will address the application submitted by High Peaks Enterprises, LLC, DoVe Farm, 7103 Rt. 9N, Tax Map #66.1-1-2.210 for two lot subdivision to create two lots. The current parcel is 58.84 ± total acres. Proposed LOT 1 being 22.50± acres is improved and has well and septic. Proposed LOT 2 being 36.34± acres. There is existing access to both proposed lots. At said public hearing the Planning Board will hear all persons interested in the subject matter thereof.
sevendaysvt.com
Burlington Mayor Touts City’s ‘Momentum’ for Year Ahead
In her annual State of the City address on Monday, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak vowed to work in the year ahead on issues of affordability, highlighting plans to encourage new housing and change the city’s property tax system. While acknowledging the challenges facing the city amid another multimillion-dollar budget...
suncommunitynews.com
Heidrick Funeral Home officially closes Elizabethtown location
ELIZABETHTOWN | After 197 years of serving the community, the owners of Heidrick Funeral Home have ultimately decided to close its location in town. Last April, a devastating early-morning fire destroyed the historical building built in 1902. Originally, owners Jerod and Chris Heidrick were working with a team of architects...
vermontbiz.com
V/T Commercial first quarter commercial real estate transactions
VermontBiz Linda I. Letourneau announced the lease of office space at 2 Market Place, Essex Junction to Gammel Real Estate Services. Letourneau represented the landlord, LSW Associates, LLC. Tony Blake participated in the sale of the historic Brooks House at 120 Main Street Brattleboro. The property includes 88,000 square feet...
miltonindependent.com
Gov. Phil Scott appoints Kumulia Long to vacant House seat
MILTON — Gov. Phil Scott has appointed Milton resident Kumulia Long to fill the vacant Chittenden-Franklin seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. The appointment was announced yesterday, following the resignation of Rep. Chris Taylor, (R-Milton), who stepped down from the legislature effective March 27. Long, a real estate...
vermontpublic.org
Champlain Valley School District floats major housing proposal in Shelburne
Vermont’s housing crisis has forced businesses across the state to get creative with how they can provide their employees an affordable place to live. University of Vermont Medical Center, Middlebury College and Sugarbush Resort have all taken on workforce housing projects to offer employees an option when they are having a tough time finding a place to live.