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Senate committee hears interim task force report; staff ask to lift six‑meeting cap
Summary
The committee received the Vermont Convention Center and Performing Arts Venue Task Force interim report and heard a request from the Department of Economic Development to allow the task force to continue meeting monthly through November 2026 so it can finish a final report. Task force leaders urged treating convention centers and performing arts venues separately and flagged hotel capacity, transport access and governance questions.
The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on Jan. 9 reviewed an interim report from the Vermont Convention Center and Performing Arts Venue Task Force and heard a request to extend the panel’s statutory meeting limit so it can complete a final report due in November 2026.
"The enabling statute limited the task force to six meetings," said Nick Grimley, deputy commissioner at the Department of Economic Development and co‑chair of the task force. "January will be our sixth meeting. We're asking for a technical correction to allow the task force to continue meeting through the final report deadline in…
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