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VHFA outlines year-plus study on off-site manufactured housing; requests $250,000 appropriation and flexible scope
Summary
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) told the committee that a meaningful state plan for off-site manufactured housing requires time and funding; VHFA proposed a broadly scoped study supported by $250,000, with periodic progress reports rather than a fully fleshed plan by November.
Maura Collins, executive director of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), told the House General and Housing Committee that the agency can lead a statewide study of off-site manufactured housing but that the work will take longer and be costlier than some members hoped.
Collins summarized the scope the agency would need to cover: types of off-site construction (from modular single-family units to multifamily panelized buildings), homeowner vs. rental models, siting and parcel availability, utility hookups and installation costs, workforce availability and training, in-state manufacturing capacity and possible…
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