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RuralEdge Board Advocates for Senior Housing Development on Main Street Amid Community Concerns

Local DRB revisits RuralEdge's Main Street senior housing project as concerns over zoning and commercial space surface

By rehabilitating existing apartments and converting a former academy, RuralEdge is set to create 26 units of affordable housing in Danville and Peacham

RuralEdge has secured funding to move forward with plans to create senior housing on Main Street in St Johnsbury, Vermont

Addressing the urgent need for a homeless shelter in St Johnsbury, RuralEdge is working to rapidly open a facility in time for the cold months of Vermont winter

RuralEdge Plans Affordable Housing Projects In St. Johnsbury & Newport; Packard Court Units On Main St. Expected To Cost $450,000 Each

RuralEdge, the premier developer of affordable housing in the Northeast Kingdom, was recently awarded a $150,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®.

As an active member of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition, RuralEdge was asked to testify on the importance of VHCB funding in our work. Testimony was provided by Patrick Shattuck, RuralEdge Executive Director

Evernorth and RuralEdge were joined by community members, funders and local elected officials on Friday afternoon to celebrate newly renovated buildings and significant progress to a newly constructed building on Burkeland Lane.

Not only is the New Avenue project a renovation success, and it has become a catalyst for other downtown projects and activities, helping to rejuvenate and reinvigorate a critical area of downtown St. Johnsbury.