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CCRPC PAC weighs FY22 funding priorities: ARPA lists, $650,000 for housing bylaw work and an energy-implementation staff hire
Summary
Regina Mahony told PAC members CCRPC expects to support ARPA project prioritization, a $650,000 housing bylaw modernization pot and about $129,000 for energy-implementation work; members raised questions about municipal readiness, staff capacity, and whether housing funds should flow through Municipal Planning Grants or directly to RPCs.
CCRPC staff outlined several FY22 programs and asked Planning Advisory Committee members whether their municipalities had started planning for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) project lists and whether CCRPC assistance would be useful.
Regina Mahony, planning program manager, said RPCs have some funding to assist municipalities with ARPA project list development and prioritization, with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) leading statewide guidance. Members said most communities have not been tasked with ARPA planning; some municipalities — Jericho and Burlington among them — have begun considering broadband and…
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