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Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

"This place is home." Sharing just a glimpse of the joy we felt celebrating Alice Holway Drive with community members from near and far! Thank you, Kelly, for capturing the event so perfectly. Find the full gallery of the event in the link at the bottom; there were simply too many iconic moments and faces to choose from!
Thank you SEVCA, Town of Putney, Green Commons, Putney Community Cares, Putney Community Center, Putney Food Shelf, Pumpkin Patch, Bee, Putney Library, Amber Paris Placemaking, and Stockwell Brothers for making this event truly interactive with your tables, music, and art.
Thank you to our speakers: Elizabeth Bridgewater of WWHT, Kathy Beyer with Evernorth, State Representative Mike Mrowicki, State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, resident Stormy (opening quote), State Commissioner for Department of Housing and Community Development Alex Farrell, Vermont Housing Finance Agency Director Maura Collins, and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Director Gus Seelig.
Thank you to our residents from Alice Holway Drive who were able to attend and participate - and speak! Thank you to our residents from Putney Landing, Laura Plantz, and Noyes House who were able to attend. Finally, thank you to all the community members - builders, funders, board members, neighbors, friends, partners, and beyond - who spent the afternoon celebrating Putney.
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Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

What an incredible day yesterday was. Thank you to each community member, funder, partner organization, resident, and friend who showed up not only yesterday but throughout this process. We cut the ribbon at Alice Holway Drive in Putney and celebrated community connection with live music, booths from local resources, food from around town, and speakers from across the state and most impactfully, from this very property. More celebratory photos to come!

“This is the moment the Housing Trust, Evernorth and all of our funding partners and community champions have been working toward,” said Elizabeth Bridgewater, WWHT’s Executive Director. “Our vision, developed over 5 years ago was to create a new opportunity for residents to live in beautiful, affordable homes within walking distance to food options, cultural amenities and other essential services. We committed to do this in a manner that preserved a portion of the land for the Farmer’s Market and the Community Gardens to remain onsite. We never wavered from this commitment and despite some strong headwinds, this vision has now come to fruition. What has made it even more gratifying is to see so many existing Putney residents welcoming their new neighbors, some of whom already have strong Putney connections and others who are new to the community.”

“By opening the doors to this permanently affordable housing, that will continue to be affordable for generations into the future, in this town of Putney, we are taking care of the community, because all communities prosper by supporting housing for all income levels,” said Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President for Real Estate Development at Evernorth. “In addition to providing affordable housing, Alice Holway Drive is also providing climate solutions. By incorporating geothermal for heating and cooling with a very robust thermal shell, our buildings avoid 92 tons of carbon per year." ... Read MoreRead Less