If you're walking down Church Street in Burlington this week and want to help shape the future of the city's downtown areas, stop by the PlanBTV design charrette underway in the former Ann Taylor store space at 1 Church Street.
New access rules and standards from the VT Division of Fire Safety
The Vermont Division of Fire Safety has issued new proposed Vermont Access Rules and Adaptable and Visitable Standards for Dwellings. The rules will become effective on March 15, 2012.
A public hearing to discuss the proposed rules is scheduled for Friday, February 17, 2012, at 10A M, at the Division of Fire Safety office located at 1311 US Route 302 in Berlin, Vermont
Tax credit allocation plan hearing next week
A public hearing to discuss changes to Vermont's Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) will be held on February 2, 2012 at the National Life Board Room in Montpelier, from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
Materials pertaining to this meeting will be available soon. Please contact VHFA's Robin Howe at [email protected] with questions.
VT to receive $21.6 million in federal emergency funds
HUD announced today the release of $21.6 million in community rebuilding funds to Vermont. This is one of the largest single awards of federal disaster relief funds in Vermont's history. The funds were awarded by a newly enacted appropriations bill, through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.