UVM president asks Appropriations panel for state help to finish multi‑purpose arena as costs climb
University of Vermont President Dr. Marlene Trump told the House Appropriations Committee the stalled multi‑purpose arena project has seen cost escalation: UVM has spent about $75 million and faces an estimated remaining balance of roughly $100 million; donors await state commitments before signing. Lawmakers pressed whether scholarship funds should instead be used to boost enrollment.
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Dr. Marlene Trump, president of the University of Vermont, told the House Appropriations Committee on May 13 that a campus multi‑purpose arena project that broke ground in 2019 has stalled and that rising construction costs have left the university seeking substantial outside funding and possible state assistance.
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