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Senate Institutions hears call to fully fund VHCB programs; projects, delays and costs highlighted
Summary
Presenters representing the Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition urged the Senate Institutions committee to fully fund the statutory share of VHCB programs and described several housing and conservation projects — including a 25‑unit Putney development, a Brattleboro reuse and a multi‑phase chalet redevelopment — noting appeals and delays drove up costs.
Senate Institutions on Feb. 13 heard appeals from implementers of Vermont Housing & Conservation Board programs to restore and sustain full statutory funding for housing and conservation projects across the state.
Marion Majer, of the Wyndham and Windsor Housing Trust and representing the Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, asked lawmakers to "fully fund BHCP's statutory share," and walked the committee through recent projects that, she said, illustrate how VHCB funds leverage other sources to create permanent housing and conserved land. "These funds create resources that are available not only for a few years, but for our community members to access even decades after we've made that initial investment," Majer said.
Majer described Alice Covey Drive in Putney, a 25‑unit…
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