SAVE THE DATE: VHCC Legislative Day will be Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the State House in Montpelier.
PLEASE SET ASIDE FEBRUARY 23rd as a day that you and your organization’s key supporters will spend in Montpelier talking and advocating in the Legislature on the importance of Vermont Housing and Conservation Board funding for your organization and the communities it serves.
Governor Shumlin has proposed $14 MILLION FOR VHCB – a $1.2 million increase. With a $60 million budget deficit, this is a very positive development.
We need members to TURN OUT IN FULL FORCE to support his request and show appreciation. Already voices in the Legislature have been raised saying that we don’t need to fund conservation when the state needs all available resources to help recover from Irene. As the Governor has proposed, VHCB will play a key role by providing $2 million over two fiscal years to help homeowners who want buyouts of their destroyed homes, and to towns which seek to convert those parcels to open space and park land.
We need to reaffirm our core message that BOTH conservation and affordable housing are critical economic development investments that must remain a priority as the State meets the challenges of recovery and the fifth consecutive year of budget shortfalls.
For further information, contact:
Erhard Mahnke at 233-2902 or erhardm@burlingtontelecom.net
John Shullenberger at 373-2590 or jdsdiann@together.net
Adam Necrason at 223-9988 or necrason@snlawvt.com
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