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Commission hears concerns about voucher program ending and potential GMP gift of land for pocket park
Summary
Members warned that an 80‑day hotel voucher program may leave hundreds of households without shelter after Sept. 19 and discussed a federal/state archaeology decision that could let GMP transfer roughly 3 acres to the town for a pocket park, possibly for a nominal fee.
Commissioners raised two community‑scale items at the Sept. 12 meeting. First, members recapped a Select Board briefing about changes to a state hotel/motel voucher program that limits stays to 80 days within a year. Speaker 1 warned that when the 80‑day allotments end on Sept. 19, the town could see a rise in unsheltered households and…
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