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Appropriations panel weighs shelter and housing requests, hears urgency from Chittenden County advocates
Summary
Committee members reviewed requests for emergency-shelter upgrades in Brattleboro, a state disability‑housing coordinator position, rental vouchers, and a day‑shelter request for Chittenden County that advocates said serves about 131 people a day.
The House Appropriations Committee heard several housing and shelter funding requests and follow‑up questions March 18, with members flagging both emergency repairs and longer‑term housing supports for further review.
A presenter described an emergency shelter effort in Brattleboro that has operated at a church and said the site received a waiver to exceed an early occupancy limit but needs sprinkler and fire‑safety work for longer‑term…
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