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BRATTLEBORO-I’ve become quite concerned about some of the misunderstandings that are circulating about Winston Prouty’s new, middle-income housing project. Two big misconceptions are keeping the project from garnering the full enthusiasm and support it needs and deserves.
1. Myth: “The housing being built at Winston Prouty is low income.” This housing is middle-income and focuses on attracting new businesses and young families as well as retaining retirees.
If our goal is to rejuvenate southern Vermont, we need places for professionals (doctors, nurses, technicians, support staff, business owners, et al.) to live, engage, and prosper. A 2021 housing study commissioned by the town of Brattleboro stated a “pressing need for over 500 housing units” in town — and that was five years ago!
These workers can’t be recruited to our area if we have nowhere for them to live; it’s not much more complicated than this. Where we put our resources and priorities is where we ultimately grow.
The writer is retired president and chief operating officer of NYU Brooklyn Medical Center in New York. BRATTLEBORO-A consultant re-summarizing problems already well-known to executives and board members feels very familiar to many of us. Suggesting that hospitals alone should come together and begin solving problems over which they...
