Supporters of a proposed housing development in Shelburne are holding a rally in advance of tonight's Shelburne Development Review Board (DRB) meeting.
The proposal would replace the Shelburnewood Mobile Home Park with a mix of affordable, work-place and market-rate housing, including senior housing.
The plan calls for at least 53 percent of the development's family and workforce units — and at least 38 percent of the senior citizen units — to be affordable.
Tonight the DRB is expected to vote on the developer's preliminary project plans. A positive vote will lead to further refinement of the plan with the DRB. A negative vote would end the project altogether.
Advocates are rallying at 6:30 tonight — just before the DRB meeting, which starts at 7 — at the north entrance of the Shelburne Town Hall.
Learn more at the Shelburne Neighbors for Shelburnewood and Affordable Housing Web site.
For some more background, read these Burlington Free Press stories about the project:
- Shelburnewood design praised (June 11)
- Housing density, dollars define Shelburne debate (June 4)