HINSDALE, N.H. — I read with interest about Brattleboro’s proposed charter change to limit rent increases to 12% per year to avoid throwing tenants out due to rent increases.
I propose an addition to this amendment: since rents may not be increased by 12%, property taxes (which affect renters as well as homeowners) may not go up by more than 12% in a year.
Let’s look at causes for rent increases ... all causes.
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The closure of Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) Good Buy Thrift Stores in Springfield and Bellows Falls leaves what could potentially be a huge hole for helping financially struggling individuals and families get necessary clothing, furniture, and household goods. To prevent that outcome, SEVCA has announced the implementation of a new partnership with thrift stores throughout Windham and Windsor counties. Stores participating in the Thrift Store Network voucher program, which started Jan. 1, will honor SEVCA-issued vouchers given to qualifying...
Karen Walter originally wrote this piece as a letter for her family, and some encouraged her to submit it to the newspaper. WESTMINSTER-Why I am a democratic American patriot: • You must know that our democracy was formed after many immigrants of many years had to go to war to ward off British tyrants. The Revolutionary War provided the opportunity for Americans to work to write the Constitution and begin a democratic experimental government. • To this day there is...
BRATTLEBORO-Audiences of all ages will delight in Thumbelina, an original story ballet from Avant Vermont Dance, touring Southeastern Vermont this July. An adventurous tale of a tiny girl who meets a cast of animals on her way a magical fairyland, Thumbelina debuts at Retreat Farm in Brattleboro on Friday, July 26, at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Additional dates include Saturday, July 20, at 11 a.m., at Lyman Point Park in White River Junction, presented as part of the Junction Dance...
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