The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to eliminate the American Community Survey, reports the Association of Public Data Users . This amendment to the FY2013 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill passed by a vote of 232 to 190.
Planning
HUD unveils new consolidated planning tools
The consolidated planning process required of states and communities that receive HUD funds just got easier. On Monday, HUD release its eCon Planning Suite, a streamlined set of electronic data and technology tools to help communities conduct the analyses needed to target funds to areas most in need.
Chittenden County housing priorities meeting on May 17
The ECOS (Environment. Community. Opportunity. Sustainability) project has moved into the next phase of its work – prioritizing actions to achieve common goals. Come meet with others interested in the impact of housing on Chittenden County’s sustainability to identify criteria for prioritizing future action.
HUD Consolidated Plan 2012 Action Plan ready for comments
Vermont’s Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on its proposed HUD Consolidated Plan 2012 Action Plan on Monday, April 2, 2012 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM in the Calvin Coolidge room, at the National Life Building North Lobby, Sixth Floor, Montpelier, Vermont.
Help finalize indicators for monitoring housing progress in Chittenden County
Do you have ideas about the best measures of Chittenden County's progress toward sustainability? In the initial stage of the county's ECOS (Environment. Community. Opportunity.
VHFA opposes South Burlington's interim zoning proposal
Today VHFA submitted comments to the South Burlington City Council in response to their consideration of a proposed Interim Zoning ordinance. VHFA is opposed to the proposed ordinance for several reasons:
HUD Consolidated Plan public hearing on Feb. 13
The State of Vermont’s Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development will conduct a public hearing in preparation of developing its 2012 Action Plan for the HUD Consolidated Plan for 2010-2015, to hear views about the State’s housing and community development needs, including priority non-housing community development needs and development of proposed activities, and review past performance related to its HUD Consolidated Plan.
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.
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.
Shape the future of Burlington's downtown and waterfront
Events in January provide opportunities to share your ideas and aspirations for these Burlington neighborhoods:
- Community meeting on January 10, 2012 at Contois Auditorium at 6:30pm
- Design Charrette during the entire week between January 24-30, 2012 at 1 Church Street (former Ann Taylor store).