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Witnesses ask committee to preserve precise VHFA financing carveouts in S.328
House Committee on General & Housing · March 31, 2026
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Summary
Joan Goldstein and lenders urged the committee to keep more detailed financing language tied to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency to avoid unintentionally blocking mixed‑use financing or normal VHFA activity; Goldstein offered to send preferred drafting examples.
Joan Goldstein told the committee she and VHFA staff had crafted specific language for S.328 to prevent the bill from unintentionally precluding financing arrangements that involve VHFA for the housing portion of mixed‑use projects.
Goldstein read the intended carveout and said the earlier text limited the study or…
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