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Housing division briefs committee on Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair program; asks for base funding
Summary
Housing division staff detailed a program that has repaired more than 330 homes and obligated about $7 million since 2022, and asked for $2 million in base funding and statutory codification to keep the program operating.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee on Feb. 21 heard an update on Vermont’s Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair program (often shortened to MER or MUR), which provides three types of awards to preserve and improve manufactured housing: home repair awards, park infill awards and foundation awards.
Scott Charland, housing program coordinator, told the committee the program was created with $4 million in ARPA funds in 2022 and has since received additional allocations. "The initial $4,000,000 went down pretty quickly," Charland said. Subsequent appropriations and acts have expanded funding and the program will reopen for applications next month, he said.
Program design and results
Charland described the…
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