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Waterville 'housing crisis' is target of new group looking at making recommendations

The City Council is forming Waterville Housing Committee to address available housing stock while reviewing existing housing policies and guidelines. ....

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Winooski is state's most diverse city, appoints first equity director

Starting this spring, the city of Winooski will welcome its first equity director.
On May 10, local equity coach Yasamin Gordon will take on the role of working for the state s most diverse city.
Through the position, Gordon will be tasked with connecting marginalized community members to services and engaging them in the local government process, according to a city news release from last September announcing the position.
Gordon has worked as the lead diversity, equity, and inclusion coach for the Champlain Valley School District, as well as a planning room director for Shelburne Community School. In both capacities, she has worked to implement a district-wide equity coaching model. ....

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New Waterville committee to evaluate housing stock, make recommendations

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WATERVILLE City officials plan to evaluate Waterville’s housing stock by forming a committee comprising two city councilors and up to six other residents who are involved in housing matters.
“We know that we have a housing crisis,” Mayor Jay Coelho said Thursday. “We don’t have enough.”
If the city wants more people to move to the area, officials must determine what the housing situation looks like, what mix of housing the city needs single-family homes, rental units and so forth and then see what can be done to effect change, according to Coelho.
“There’s a ton of housing options,” he said. “What do we want Waterville to look like in the future? I think that’s part of what this group will explore.” ....

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Waterville City Council to consider establishing housing board, approving outdoor dining requests

Waterville City Council to consider establishing housing board, approving outdoor dining requests
Councilors are also expected to consider a resolution supporting Asian Americans, and awarding a $436,887 contract to Pike Industries Inc. for work on Eight Rod and Marston roads.
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WATERVILLE The City Council on Tuesday is expected to consider establishing a community housing board to look at housing needs in Waterville, and approving licenses for downtown eateries wanting outdoor dining this year.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., and is accessible to the public via a link on the city’s website www.waterville-me.gov.
The idea of a housing board was proposed by Councilor Rebecca Greene, D-Ward 4, to look at the overall housing situation in the city, according to City Manager Steve Daly. ....

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Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville

Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
The Lockwood Hotel on Main Street in Waterville on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
WATERVILLE Colby College officials hope to open the Front & Main restaurant inside the Lockwood Hotel on Main Street downtown in late spring and the hotel itself, in late summer, if all goes according to plan and it is safe to do so. ....

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