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Vermont League of Cities and Towns urges repeat of FY24 flood grant formula, seeks three municipal finance changes
Summary
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns told the Senate Appropriations Committee Feb. 12 that last year’s flexible flood grants helped cash‑strapped towns and urged lawmakers to repeat the formula and authorize three changes to municipal finance to improve resilience and access to reimbursements.
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard Feb. 12 from representatives of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) urging the legislature to repeat last year’s flexible fiscal‑year 2024 flood grant formula and to approve three changes to municipal finance law to help small towns recover from repeated flooding.
Samantha Sheehan, municipal policy and advocacy specialist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told the committee the league’s new municipal operations team — created to support local officials with finance, grant readiness and reporting — helped all 247 Vermont municipalities with ARPA funds and played a major role in the deployment of the FY24 flood grants. “This team actually assisted all 247 municipalities with ARPA,” Sheehan said. “They are now working with municipalities on the energy tax credit program in the…
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