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Online auction to benefit United Way of Northwest Vermont

Posted by: Leslie Black-Plumeau on December 11, 2017 - 9:51am

This holiday season VHFA is auctioning off many themed-baskets brimming with fabulous gifts and donating all proceeds to the United Way of Northwest Vermont.  We can’t think of a better, stress-free way to get your holiday shopping done!

Each beautiful basket is described fully at Bidding for Good.  Place your bid now and check back often before the bidding closes on Monday, December 18 at noon.  Bidding is simple with the easy account creation tool at Bidding for Good.
 
There are basket themes to suit everyone on your list, from “Family-Game Night” to “Chocolate Lovers” to a “Carhartt Basket” as well as many Vermont-themed products and services. 
 
Please feel free to share this email with all your friends and family.

Happy shopping!

 

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Vermont housing partners outline damaging impacts of proposed federal tax reform provisions

Posted by: Leslie Black-Plumeau on December 8, 2017 - 12:42pm

Housing partners seeking to improve opportunities for lower income Vermonters described this week why federal tax reform bills would make reaching this goal much harder and hurt Vermont communities. Learn more from these WPTZ and CCTV stories.  

The House and Senate bills undergoing reconciliation contain a number of provisions that affect housing.  This table from CPA firm Novogradac & Company compares current law to proposals in the House and Senate tax reform bills. 

 

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Mia Watson joins VHFA as Research and Communications Coordinator

Posted by: Will White on December 6, 2017 - 10:43am

Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced that Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has hired Mia Watson of Essex Junction for the position of Research and Communications Coordinator.  Watson comes to VHFA from University of Vermont where she worked in the Administrative Business Center while completing a Masters of Public Administration.

“We are excited to have Mia back at VHFA after her graduate internship in our Research Department last year,” Carpenter remarked.

Watson fills a position vacated by Leslie Black-Plumeau. Black-Plumeau has moved into the role of VHFA’s Policy and Planning Manager.  

VHFA is a non-profit agency created in 1974 by the Vermont Legislature to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Since its inception, the Agency has helped approximately 29,000 Vermont households with affordable mortgages and financed the development of approximately 8,800 affordable rental apartments.

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VAHC: House and Senate Tax Bills Will Decimate Affordable Housing In Vermont

Posted by: Leslie Black-Plumeau on December 4, 2017 - 4:39pm

The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC), a state leader in housing policy, research and advocacy, issued the following statement last week on the tax bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and under consideration in the Senate:

At a time when Vermont already has a shortage of 10,866 affordable homes for extremely low income renters and the 5th highest affordability gap for renters in the country, the pending tax proposals would eliminate tax credits and financing tools that have helped create thousands of affordable apartments  in our state and made homeownership more affordable for thousands of Vermonters.

“Vermont already has an affordable housing crisis, but these bills would make it a catastrophe.  Without the tax credits and bonds that the House bill eliminates, thousands of affordable homes will not be built, and more Vermonters will be left homeless or stuck in homes they cannot afford,” said Ted Wimpey, VAHC Steering Committee Chair and Director of CVOEO’s Fair Housing Project.  “The Senate proposal is more favorable but would still substantially reduce affordable rental housing production at a time when the need is so acute.  If either of these tax bills becomes law, it will put families out on the streets and irreparably harm Vermont communities.”

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Free workshops for Vermont towns on updating local addresses for Census 2020

Posted by: Leslie Black-Plumeau on November 27, 2017 - 10:46am

The U.S. Census Bureau is offering Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) 2020 Workshops for Vermont cities and towns, in partnership with the Vermont State Data Center and the Vermont Center for Geographic Information. For your convenience, workshops will be hosted at two sites. A webinar is also being offered.  

During the LUCA 2020 Workshop, the Census Bureau will review the three options available for LUCA participation. It will discuss the free software tool available (GUPS) to review and update the census address list. This workshop will show municipalities how to prepare, register, and participate in this important program for their communities. The demonstration will provide concrete resources to help your city or town get an early start on LUCA 2020.

Workshop 1: November 30, 2017 (10am to Noon)

  • Montpelier, VT
  • Calvin Coolidge Room, 6th Floor, Davis Bldg
  • 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT, 05620-0501 Link to info
  • To register, email Leslie Pelch

Workshop 2: December 1, 2017 (10am to Noon)

  • Park House (Activity Room)
  • 340 Recreation Park Road
  • Manchester Center VT 05255
  • To register, email Leslie Pelch

Webinar: December 06, 2017 (10am to Noon)

  • Join from your computer.
  • register online.  

Questions? Contact Leslie Pelch. 

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