Unity
Unity, NH · Real Estate
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North Country realtors say red tape hindering affordable housing construction
Housing was a concern for several businesses during a North Country Chamber of Commerce legislative forum this morning. Adirondack Champlain Valley Realtors President Jodi Gunther noted that with rising costs across most industries, home ownership is being pushed out of reach for many consumers. At the same time, she says developers face excessive red tape and zoning regulations that make affordable housing projects impractical.
WCAX
Burlington Square on track for late ’27, early ‘28 completion
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Construction on Burlington Square, formally known as City Place, has been underway since 2022, and officials say the massive downtown development is on track for a late 2027, early 2028 completion date. Burlington Square developer Dave Farrington says the cold winter has slowed progress slightly, but...
vtcommunitynews.org
Burlington voters have their say on Town Meeting Day
BURLINGTON — City voters weighed a full ballot of spending and municipal issues during Town Meeting voting Tuesday. Community News Service reporters fanned out across city polling places to talk to voters about the items on the ballot. Here’s what voters had to say. WARD 1: Burlingtonians speak...
sevendaysvt.com
Progressives Hope to Gain Power on Burlington City Council
Burlington Democrats sent an email to supporters late last month touting the recent accomplishments of their city councilors, including blocking two referenda questions that would have otherwise gone before the city’s electorate. One would have allowed voters to weigh in on whether the Queen City should endorse an “apartheid-free...
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Thomas Renner outlines his goals for Winooski
WINOOSKI — Thomas Renner has been serving as the mayor of Winooski since September, following the resignation of Kristine Lott. He is running unopposed on Town Meeting Day for the remainder of Lott’s term. Renner shared his plans for next term, what Winooski residents should look out for...
North Country Public Radio
The Daily Gazette is buying The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
A Schenectady newspaper is purchasing the only daily newspaper in the Adirondacks. According to the Albany Times Union, the Daily Gazette is acquiring the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a newspaper headquartered in Saranac Lake. The Gazette's owner, John DeAugustine, confirmed the deal in a phone call to the Times Union on Feb.11. He noted that the deal doesn’t include the purchase of the Enterprise’s printing press in the village.
North Country Public Radio
Chicago solar company acquires Adirondack hydropower provider
A Chicago-based solar company has acquired a clean energy provider in the Adirondacks. Northern Power & Light will continue to keep its headquarters in Saranac Lake. The company connects small, independently owned hydro facilities with local households and businesses that want to buy carbon-free electricity instead of the default power mix on the grid.
adirondackexplorer.org
7-lot Keene subdivision out for public comment
With a vision to create a family compound on a large swath of land in the Adirondacks, Philip and Kathleen Aylward and their three sons searched tax maps and wrote landowners to see if they’d sell. Luck hit in July 2023, when the couple from Oswego purchased 168 acres...
WCAX
Barre Development Corp. buys blighted downtown building
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - A Barre building long considered an eyesore is getting a new lease on life. After being left empty for over a decade, the Barre Area Development Corporation has bought the former Newberry’s Five and Dime property at 143 North Main Street. Barre has met its...
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Adirondack Roots launches Keene affordable housing complex
KEENE — The first three homebuyers in the affordable-forever Both Meadow Trail project in Keene closed on their homes recently, marking an important step in easing that community’s housing shortage. Adirondack Roots, a nonprofit housing organization based in Elizabethtown, spearheaded development of the four-home development off state Route...
WCAX
Mad River Glen nears acquisition of 1,000 acres for ski expansion
VTDigger
Michael Long: Streamlining housing permits shouldn’t sideline the public
Leveraging a “housing crisis” to scrap environmental protection or other community values makes no sense at all. Read the story on VTDigger here: Michael Long: Streamlining housing permits shouldn’t sideline the public .
adirondackexplorer.org
Tracking the park’s most contentious projects in 2025
At the southern end of the park, the Adirondack Park Agency approved 357 additional lots to a 299-lot RV resort in the town of Mayfield on Great Sacandaga Lake, despite the concerns of neighbors. The project is also dependent on the agency approving a sewer line to the area. A welcome center in the region also made news when its costs grew from $1.2 million to $8.4 million. Officials are searching for additional funds.