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Housing advocates tell Vermont committee VHCB funding is essential for projects, workforce training
Summary
Nonprofit leaders and technical‑career educators told the Vermont House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that full funding for the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board is essential to complete local affordable‑housing projects, support redevelopment and sustain career‑technical partnerships that build homes and workforce skills.
Members of Vermont’s housing and workforce‑training sector testified before the Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Feb. 13, urging lawmakers to fully fund the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) to preserve and expand locally led affordable‑housing work.
David Newell, president of the Prospect Mountain Association, told the committee the organization bought Prospect Mountain in 2018 for $900,000 and that a VHCB grant of $265,000 was critical to completing the purchase. Newell said the Prospect Mountain Nordic Trail Center supports local businesses and tourism — reporting about 27,000 skier days last season and roughly 380 season‑pass holders — and asked legislators to back VHCB’s budget…
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