Representatives from Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Housing Vermont, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB), the Vermont Legislature and many others cut the ribbon on Johnson Community Housing yesterday.
VHFA Senior Development Underwriter Cindy Reid (top, right) spoke at the event.
The $6.3 million project consists of 24 new apartments at the site of the former Vermont Electric Cooperative on School Street, and the renovation of two duplexes at 334 Lower Main St. and 71 Mack Mudgett Dr.
VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin will appear on WBTN 1370 AM's "Real Estate Insights" program Thursday at 10 a.m. and next Monday at 2 p.m.
Erin will join hosts Kathy Sollien and Troy Richardson of RE/MAX Maple Leaf Realty to talk about VHFA's homeownership loan programs.
WBTN is heard in the Bennington area at 1370 AM and online at www.wbtnam.org.
Grants announced by Gov. Peter Shumlin in Rutland this week will help build and improve affordable housing in Bennington County.
$2.4 million in Vermont Community Development Program grants will help the Town of Bennington, Regional Affordable Housing Corp. and Housing Vermont construct 14 new rental units and renovate 12 existing units.
The grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Program. Funding for that program is at risk of being severely reduced.
VHFA's Policy and Planning Department will welcome Abby Smith as a research intern beginning Tuesday.
Abby, whose work will be funded by a Sustainable Communities Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and VHFA, will focus on producing a housing needs assessment for Chittenden County.