Middlebury taps new housing development tool

Construction on a housing project in Vermont. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by John Flowers was originally published in the Addison Independent on July 9, 2026.MIDDLEBURY — The town of Middlebury is dipping its toe into a new state program designed to help Vermont communities unlock housing opportunities by investing in critical public infrastructure.It’s called the Community and Housing Infrastructure Program, a statewide tax increment financing tool created in 202