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VHCB tells Commerce Committee its housing, conservation and rural economic programs are driving projects statewide
Summary
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board leaders updated the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on a range of housing, conservation and rural economic projects, highlighted rising construction costs, and described programs to preserve affordable units and support farm and small-town economies.
Gus Selig, director of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, told the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on Jan. 17 that VHCB’s mix of housing, land conservation and rural economic work is aimed at keeping small communities viable while addressing the state’s housing shortage.
"The nature of construction and real estate, the problem of affordable housing, that's an oxymoron," Selig said, summarizing the sector’s most pressing challenge.
Selig and VHCB staff described projects across the state, from downtown rehabilitations in St. Johnsbury and Newport to preservation of mobile-home communities and tenant-protected conversions. The board also emphasized its dual mission: preserving working lands and historic properties while producing and preserving…
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