Events

Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) has published two new reports to help affordable housing in Vermont.

Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a series of "town meetings" on the economy and federal budget priorities.

He hopes to discuss ways to prevent cuts to programs that benefit Vermont's working families.

The State of Vermont’s Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on its proposed HUD Consolidated Plan 2011 Action Plan.

The hearing will take place Friday, March 25, from 2-3 p.m. in the Calvin Coolidge Room, at the National Life Building North Lobby, Sixth Floor, Montpelier.

The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) will hold a public hearing regarding the third phase of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

The hearing will be tomorrow from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Calvin Coolidge Conference Room, National Life Building, 1 National Life Drive in Montpelier.

The next Vermont Statewide Housing Conference will be held Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at the Hilton in downtown Burlington.

Watch the conference Web site and follow the conference on Twitter to be kept up-to-date on planning for the biennial event.

And mark your calendars ...

The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) is encouraging Burlington residents to attend tonight's Burlington City Council meeting and speak out in support of affording housing in Vermont.

The Council is considering adding a question to Burlington's March ballot urging Vermont lawmakers to protect 300 affordable housing units in the Queen City by passing preservation legislation.

According to VAHC, more than 2,500 affordable units are at risk statewide.

VHFA is conducting its annual review of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for Tax Credits, and will  hold a public hearing for feedback next Wednesday.

The QAP determines how VHFA allocates Vermont's Housing Tax Credits. We estimate we'll have $2.63 million in 2011-12 credits to allocate.

The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, & Community Development and CVOEO's Fair Housing Project present "Removing Barriers to Strengthen Communities: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at the Local Level" next month.

The workshop will offer important information to municipal planners, realtors, lenders, affordable housing developers, property managers and town officials. Topics include:

VHFA's Maura Collins helped present the Burlington Community & Economic Development Office's (CEDO) fair housing report to the Burlington City Council last night.

You can watch the meeting on Channel 17/CCTV Sunday night at 8. The station will eventually post streaming video of the meeting on its Web site.

We've had a chance to tally up the evaluation forms collected at the Nov. 18 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and are pleased most attendees were pleased with the event.