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Working Lands coalition pushes for larger base and one‑time funding to support supply‑chain projects
Summary
The Working Lands Coalition, represented by the Vermont Council on Rural Development and Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, asked the committee to raise the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative base to $1.5 million and provide $3.5 million one‑time to meet backlog needs and support processing, storage and distribution projects that unlock private investment.
Denise Smith of the Vermont Council on Rural Development and Jake Claro of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund presented the Working Lands Coalition’s budget platform, arguing for an increase in base funding and a one‑time infusion to address unmet demand for processing and storage infrastructure.
Clarified requests: the coalition proposed raising base funding from the current…
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