Witness urges program evaluation, not a full new needs study, for farmworker housing in S.328
Apr 9, 2026
A Champlain Housing Trust witness told the House Committee on General Housing that an existing farmworker housing program has produced 90 dwellings serving about 360 workers with roughly $4.3 million spent; he and staff urged a program evaluation rather than a full new statewide needs assessment and offered to provide vetted replacement language for S.328 §9a.
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The House Committee on General Housing heard testimony on April 8 about S.328’s farmworker housing report requirement, with Chris Donnelly of Champlain Housing Trust urging the committee to pursue a program evaluation rather than commissioning a full new needs assessment.
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