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House Government Operations & Military Affairs catalogs FY2027 budget requests from nonprofits, agencies and towns
Summary
The committee reviewed a preliminary spreadsheet of FY2027 budget requests — including $5 million from the Vermont Food Bank, $337,439 for the Vermont Veterans Home, and a request tied to FEMA-denied flood claims — and set a schedule to finalize its budget letter to House Appropriations by Feb. 26.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee met Tuesday to inventory FY2027 budget requests submitted by nonprofits, state agencies and local towns and to set internal deadlines for its recommendation letter to House Appropriations.
Representative Pango, who led the session’s presentation of a preliminary spreadsheet of requests, said the Vermont Food Bank is seeking $5,000,000 in total: $2,000,000 for the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters program, $2,000,000 for the food bank network (shelves and meal sites) and $1,000,000 for a ready-response emergency food access fund. "They have requested $5,000,000," Pango said, and members were asked to check their portfolio assignments and verify details with their assigned "budget buddy."
Other prominent requests included a $337,439 general-fund ask for patient-care positions at the Vermont Veterans Home. Pango said the Veterans Home’s CEO, Melissa Jackson,…
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