The State of Vermont’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will be holding a virtual/in-person public hearing to get input from Vermont residents before submitting its U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Block Grant Disaster Recovery CDBG-DR Action Plan for 2025.
The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 6 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. The in-person location will be at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center Community Room, 58 Barre Street, Montpelier.
To participate electronically, go to the Departments Website https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/disaster-recovery and access the link below for the TEAMS meeting:
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Meeting ID: 213 649 989 25
Passcode: CE9YG9df
The purpose of the hearing is to listen to residents’ views that were impacted by the June 2023 floods to help determine the state’s unmet needs for planning, housing, infrastructure, economic revitalization, and public service from the flooding.
The Vermont 2025 DRAFT HUD CDBG-DR Action Plan outlines priorities for the use of over $67 million in federal funds provided to the State for the Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds which are aimed to primarily support low- and moderate-income households. HUD has determined that over $54 million is to serve communities in Lamoille and Washington counties. The Plan also serves as Vermont’s application to HUD to gain access to these funds. The goals of the Plan are to provide decent affordable housing, assure a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunity for Vermont’s citizens.
Accommodations for persons with disabilities and interpreters to meet the needs of non-English speaking persons will be made available upon request. Requests for accommodations should be directed to Cindy Blondin at (802) 828-5219 or emailed Cindy.Blondin@vermont.gov by Noon on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. For the hearing impaired please call (TTY#) 1-800-253-0191.
More information is available on the Department’s website at https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/disaster-recovery.