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Housing advocates tell committee state must add ongoing funding to avoid plunge in production
Summary
Champlain Housing Trust told a legislative housing panel that without new sustained investments the state’s housing production will drop sharply after fiscal 2027 and urged the committee to press House Appropriations for additional resources and base funding.
Champlain Housing Trust testified before a legislative housing panel that the state risks a sharp decline in housing production without sustained, additional state funding.
Chris Donnelly, director of community relations for Champlain Housing Trust, told the panel that one‑time pandemic and surplus investments had boosted housing development but that projected funding after fiscal 2027 would lead to a substantial drop in production unless the state adds ongoing resources. "We will just be hamstrung for that time," Donnelly said, arguing that new resources would reduce motel and hotel spending and help move people into permanent housing.
Donnelly walked members through two charts the trust provided: a production/preservation timeline showing the impact…
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