Citing three deaths of people who were homeless this winter, Governor Peter Shumlin re-instituted the Vermont Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) at a press conference yesterday. Angus Chaney, Agency of Human Services (AHS) Director of Housing, has been named chair and will work with the 22-member Council to:
Designing the future of Burlington's downtown areas
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.
Read more in today's Burlington Free Press or watch a short video about PlanBTV.
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
Review the proposed rules.
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.