Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Independent Media/The Commons invites the public to join us for a conversation on housing with Rep. Becca Balint on March 18 at 7pm on Zoom. Balint will be interviewed by award-winning reporter, Joyce Marcel kicking off a revived year-long series of Voices Live interviews, in person events and special focus sections.
The discussion with Rep. Balint will focus on roadblocks and new opportunities to address Windham County’s housing needs and what’s being done currently to make a difference.
Just weeks ago, Balint introduced sweeping new housing legislation, the Community Housing Act, a plan that invests over $500 billion in federal programs that fund construction of affordable and deeply affordable housing. The bill includes a suite of creative policy solutions to address root causes of the housing crisis and alleviate long term affordability challenges.
The public and housing representatives are all cordially invited to attend via Zoom. The program will also be live streamed on both BCTV’s Facebook page and The Commons Facebook page and YouTube.
For those interested in attending, please email [email protected].
The housing discussion this spring is just the first in a series of Voices Live online discussions and in-person events. In addition to housing, the spring series will also focus on homelessness and opioid use disorder (OUD).
Voices Live will return in the fall with three more forums and another live event. The fall series will focus on civics and democracy and what Vermonters will need to know to make informed voting decisions locally and nationally.
Additionally, The Commons will publish three Special Focus sections this year related to critical issues facing Brattleboro and the surrounding communities in southeastern Vermont.
The goal of the Voices Live project is to assist area residents and young people with practical, engaging news that connects local issues to national and world events, following VIM’s belief that a vibrant democracy requires an informed, empowered, and outspoken citizenry.
The Voices Live series was originally launched in 2012 by editor-in-chief Jeff Potter to complement the newspaper’s award-winning opinions and commentary section.
Source: BRATTLEBORO, VT (March 6, 2024)— Vermont Independent Media/The Commons
