Cathleen Gent will wrap up her tenure as administrator for Vermont Resident Service Coordinators (VRSC) at the end of this month.

Cathleen, a former Public Affairs Director at VHFA, has been involved with VRSC since the late 1990s — before the organization was officially recognized as a non-profit organization — and is a familiar face to just about anyone who's worked in housing in Vermont in the last decade or two.

The VRSC Board of Officers is encouraging members to attend its June 26 training event in Randolph to wish Cathleen well on her future as a town planner and zoning administrator in Richmond.

Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) is throwing an old fashioned neighborhood block party Friday, June 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.

It's in celebration of NeighborWorks Week and as a "thank you" to their neighbors along King Street, between Saint Paul and Pine streets, who were so patient during construction of CHT's new headquarters at 88 King Street.

There'll be kid-friendly events, snacks, drinks and a lemonade stand courtesy of the King Street Youth Center, CHT's new neighbor across the street.

Heads-up: No pets, alcohol or street parking, please.

VHFA is encouraging all owners or managers of subsidized rental properties in Vermont to take our energy/utility survey.

Take the survey now.

Participation might mean your properties will be able to take advantage of some of the energy retrofit money recently made available by state, federal, and private funding sources.

One area of increasing concern is the energy performance level of buildings in Vermont's affordable housing portfolio. Collecting the right data is an important first step to informed decision making.

The Northeast Kingdom Collaborative will hold a "Forum on Housing in the Northeast Kingdom" on June 26.

Come to the Barton Memorial Building in Barton from 9 to 11 a.m. to discuss housing in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

The forum will examine issues of: