Our friends at USDA/Rural Development have a new State Director for Vermont and New Hampshire.
Molly Lambert of Swanton has been confirmed in the position.
Molly's a former President of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association who served as Secretary of Commerce and Community Development in the cabinet of Gov. Howard Dean from 1998 to 2002.
Rural Development administers more than 40 housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs from 500 offices nationwide.
Kutak Rock LLP has signed on to sponsor the 2010 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference.
Signing up early gets your organization more bang for its buck. All sponsorships include your logo on the conference Web site.
The Rutland Herald published an article this weekend about the recession and its effect on foreclosures in Vermont.
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins and VHFA Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Vermont's Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration Thomas Candon were both quoted in the story.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter is testifying this morning to the Vermont House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee on behalf of the Rental Housing Safety & Habitability Committee.
The rental committee was established by Act 176 to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding health and safety issues concerning Vermont's rental housing.
Sarah has chaired the 14-member committee for the past two years.
In its final report, the committee makes nine recommendations pertaining to: