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Vermont Veterans Home seeks funding for sewer replacement, memory-care wing and other capital projects
Summary
Vermont Veterans Home CEO Melissa Jackson told the committee the home needs immediate sewer-pipe replacement, has stalled elevator bids, and is pursuing VA grant support and design changes for an A-wing memory-care renovation.
Melissa Jackson, CEO of the Vermont Veterans Home, and finance director Steve McClafferty briefed the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Jan. 30 about multiple capital projects and an emergency request for sewer replacement.
Jackson said $230,000 had been appropriated for resident furnishings of which roughly $133,000 remains and will be used to purchase wardrobes for B and C wings. On mechanical projects, she said a heat-pump/air-handling program shows $710,000 in bonded funding with $446,000 spent and the project…
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