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Vermont State Colleges seeks $1M to ready Johnson campus site for 60‑unit housing project
Summary
Chancellor Beth Mauck and developer partner Art Klugo asked the committee for $1,000,000 in capital funds to complete design, permitting and environmental work for a two‑phase, 60‑unit apartment project on the Johnson campus; they projected phase‑one construction costs of about $10–11.5 million and draft rents roughly $1,900–$2,500 per unit.
Vermont State Colleges officials briefed the House Corrections & Institutions Committee on Feb. 10 about a proposal to build apartment‑style housing on the Johnson campus and requested $1,000,000 from the capital fund for site design, permitting and environmental due diligence to make the project shovel‑ready.
Chancellor Beth Mauck said the proposal seeks to repurpose underused campus assets to serve students, faculty and the surrounding community. "We're using those now as a testing ground to see what also might we be able to do on the other campuses," Mauck said,…
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