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Senate committee reviews funding for Vermont Veterans Home sprinkler, elevator and sewage upgrades
Summary
The Senate Institutions Committee heard from Vermont Veterans Home finance and facilities staff about near‑term capital needs — replacing near‑50‑year‑old sprinkler heads, elevator upgrades and sewer‑line replacement — and discussed using leftover bonded funds and possible VA reimbursement.
The Senate Institutions Committee on April 14 heard detailed updates from Vermont Veterans Home staff about maintenance and renovation work the facility says is now urgent.
Steve McClafferty, finance director at the Vermont Veterans Home, and Greg Kurzan, the home’s director of environmental services, told the committee that design work for a planned A‑wing renovation exists but has been scaled back for cost effectiveness, and that more immediate safety work includes replacing the facility’s aging sprinkler heads, upgrading elevators and overhauling failing sewer lines.
Kurzan said the sprinkler heads in the East, B and C wings are about 47–49 years old and noted, “the maximum lifespan of a sprinkler head is 50 years,” a condition the home documented in a recent VA survey. He said one contractor bid to replace the sprinkler heads returned a price a little over $246,000 and that draining the system and replacing expired glycol antifreeze would…
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