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Committee ranks housing, economic development priorities as members debate fees and small-business supports
Summary
Committee members ranked spending priorities across housing and economic development bills, debated tobacco-fee proposals and agency positions, and signaled support for a set of small-business tools and targeted housing investments while noting implementation and enforcement concerns.
The Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee spent a second session itemizing priorities in the housing and economic development bills and discussing related implementation and fee questions.
The Chair led members through a ranked exercise: each member listed top funding priorities from a set of housing proposals (including down payment assistance, changes to the treasurer’s credit facility, service-supported housing, and the VHIP program) and economic development items (downtown and village tax credits, brownfields, small-business supports, and international…
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