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House General & Housing committee frames tiered letter to Appropriations, highlights construction, trades and targeted programs
Summary
Committee members reviewed a draft letter to the House Appropriations Committee that groups proposed housing-related appropriations into three tiers, discussed funding levels for VHCB and VHFA, and agreed to send a final letter before the end of the day.
Chair Marcela, chairing the House General & Housing Committee on Feb. 26, told members the committee was preparing a single letter to the Appropriations Committee to flag priorities that carry appropriation requests.
The letter, she said, “attempts to set out pretty much everything that we have considered that could be in our bill that has an appropriation attached to it,” and groups items into three tiers so Appropriations staff can see relative emphasis rather than a ranked list.
The chair said tier 1 lists items “that directly go to the construction of housing,” including Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) and Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)…
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