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Johnson resident urges committee to help restore grocery access, outlines FEMA buyout impacts
Summary
A Johnson, Vt., community leader described repeated flood damage, a recent grocery reopening with limited capacity, and a FEMA buyout of more than a dozen properties as part of a larger local revitalization conversation during the Agriculture Committee hearing.
A guest from Johnson, Vermont, told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry Committee that repeated flooding has eroded the town’s retail and food infrastructure and urged support for community revitalization that includes grocery access and climate‑resilient planning.
“We just had a small general store open up, but it doesn't have square footage to be an actual…
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