I live on Irish Hill Road and am so excited to see the proposed plans from O'Brien Brothers to develop housing. As I hope you all are aware, Shelburne and all of Vermont are in a housing crisis. I bought my home 3 years ago and could not afford to buy it today given the increase in prices. There is not enough stock at all levels to meet our needs for today and for the future. I face this reality in my work life regularly, encountering quality professional candidates struggling to secure housing.
The proposed development will not go up overnight, in fact will take 7-10 years. However it will add new, energy-efficient, all-electric homes that are connected to our walkable village center. This is the kind of housing I have been hoping for. We have capacity in our schools and sewer for this new development and I welcome sharing those infrastructure costs with more residents.
I have toured O'Brien's other development in South Burlington and found the homes to be beautiful and thoughtfully designed. I think we are lucky to have this building partner working hard to add needed housing to this community. I can't wait to welcome them to the neighborhood and I encourage all who agree to join me in an enthusiastic Yes in my Backyard (YIMBY.)
-Nikki Stevens, Shelburne Resident