Above: Brothers Jeff and John Dunbar are working to develop local housing in their community of Rockingham, VT
In late 2020, the Southern Vermont Economy Project, with funding through USDA RCDI, the Vermont Council on Rural Development, Vermont Natural Resources Council, Preservation Trust of Vermont, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, and Vermont Community Foundation, worked to bring the Incremental Development Alliance to Rockingham. Out of this workshop, the Rockingham Incremental Development Working Group (RIDWG) was formed, and has made steady progress on incremental development of housing in Rockingham.
Read more about this project and the Dunbars at: https://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/incdev-community-spotlight-jeff-and-john-dunbar
About Southern Vermont Economy Project (SVEP)
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Southern Vermont Economy Project provides training and technical assistance to increase local capacity, skills, and resources in the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone (encompassing Bennington and Windham counties, and the town of Weston) in order to advance local projects critical to Southern Vermont achieving regional community, economic, and workforce development goals. SVEP is funded in part through the USDA Rural Community Development Initiative. For more information please visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/svep/
