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VHFA urges funded study of off‑site housing, says off‑site construction alone won’t cut costs
Summary
Laura Collins of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency told the Senate committee that the state should fund a study committee and staffing to answer practical questions — about bulk purchase, siting, codes and financing — before launching a program to scale off‑site housing in Vermont.
Laura Collins, executive director of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, told the Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee that the state needs funded time and staff to determine whether an off‑site housing program can actually lower costs before committing public dollars.
"Just because something is built off‑site does not make it cheaper," Collins said, urging the committee to back a staffed study to narrow the policy choices and test whether bulk purchase, standardized codes and site readiness could produce savings.
The committee has identical language in its draft Senate and House bills (section 23 in draft 3.1) to create a study of off‑site housing…
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