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Fair organizers tell committee capital grants fund long‑life infrastructure and local economic activity
Summary
Representatives from Vermont fairgrounds described how the committee's $300,000 capital grants and stipend program support restroom upgrades, barn replacements and other long‑life projects that reduce operating costs and help fairs generate local revenue.
After the parole‑board discussion the committee shifted to the capital grants portion of the capital bill and heard testimony from several fair organizers about how state grants are used.
Robert Congdon, president of the Rutland County Agricultural Society (Vermont State Fair), said capital grants have helped his fair replace porta‑potties with permanent restroom facilities and fund other infrastructure upgrades. "We are receiving, just around $10,000 out of…
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