The 2010 Subsidized Housing Certification Application (PDF) is now available for download from VHFA.
This document is required for owners/managers of subsidized housing who wish to have their buildings taxed at the lower "homestead" rate.
Deadline for the application is Feb. 22, 2010.
Many more details on Act 68, the 2003 legislation that categorized all buildings as either "homestead" or "non-homestead" properties, are available at vhfa.org.
Vermont's Lead in Consumer Products Law (Act 193) takes effect Jan. 1., limiting the amount of lead that can be in certain plumbing supplies sold in Vermont.
If you'll be installing plumbing in your home — or plan to construct single- or multi-family housing in Vermont — it's important you understand the new law.
As of the New Year, pipes, fittings and fixtures used to transport or dispense water for human consumption cannot exceed a weighted average of 0.25 percent for fixtures and 0.20 percent for solder or flux.
CNN segment on Mark Horvath, a former television executive and homeless man, who has established a Web site to let homeless people tell their stories.
A new homeless shelter could be opening in Bellows Falls this winter.
Approximately 35 people attended a public forum last night to discuss plans to open an overnight shelter at 33 Canal Street. According to the story in this morning's Brattleboro Reformer, most who spoke at the gathering support the initiative.
The shelter would be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and provide space for 15 people.