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	<title>Vermont RealEstateRama</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dorn Proposes Merging Departments of Economic Development and Housing &#38; Community Affairs</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/11/18/dorn-proposes-merging-departments-of-economic-development-and-housing-community-affairs-ID044.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. - November 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – In a move designed to boost effectiveness and save money, the Douglas administration is proposing to merge the Departments of Economic Development and Housing and Community Affairs.
The move would create a single Department of Economic and Community Development according to Commerce and Community Development Secretary Kevin Dorn, whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Awards $40,000 to Town of Hartford for Growth Planning</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/10/30/state-awards-40000-to-town-of-hartford-for-growth-planning-ID043.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartford Receives Growth Center Award To Plan For Future Development
WHITE RIVER JCT., Vt. - October 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The state has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Town of Hartford to help the town plan for Growth Center designation, a move that would help streamline future development and create jobs and housing opportunities.
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		<title>Bennington Designates Growth Center</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/09/26/bennington-designates-growth-center-ID042.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, VT - September 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Town of Bennington has become the second community in Vermont to have a Growth Center designated, a move that will provide incentives to concentrate development in and around its downtown area.
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		<title>Storm Recovery Help Available</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/09/15/storm-recovery-help-available-ID041.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montpelier, VT - September 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Help is available for homeowners who suffered damage in the heavy rains, winds, and flooding this summer. The State of Vermont’s Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) organization is still offering assistance to those who were affected by those storms and are still struggling to recover.
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		<title>Noyes Named Acting Commissioner of Housing and Community Affairs</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/09/06/noyes-named-acting-commissioner-of-housing-and-community-affairs-ID040.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. - September 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The former Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development has been named the acting Commissioner of Housing and Community Affairs.
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		<title>Gov. Douglas Announces $1.6 Million in Tax Credits for Housing, Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/08/26/gov-douglas-announces-16-million-in-tax-credits-for-housing-economic-growth-ID039.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. - August 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jim Douglas has announced the allocation of $1.6 million in tax credits for Vermont communities to assist in revitalization of buildings in downtowns and village centers.
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		<title>Federal housing bill benefits Vermonters</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/08/11/federal-housing-bill-benefits-vermonters-ID038.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, VT - Aug 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — New federal housing legislation signed into law by President Bush this morning is a major step forward for Vermonters and the nation, according to VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter, but the work isn’t finished yet.
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		<title>Governor Douglas Announces $1 Million in Grants for Economic Development, Housing, Home Heating Projects</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/07/31/governor-douglas-announces-1-million-in-grants-for-economic-development-housing-home-heating-projects-ID037.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - July 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jim Douglas has announced the award of more than $1 million in community development grants to five communities that will create new jobs by helping an employer lower their energy costs; rehabilitate and build new affordable housing; and help low-income Vermonters heat their homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Approves Housing Bill With Sanders&#8217; Trust Fund and $20 Million for Vermont</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/07/26/senate-approves-housing-bill-with-sanders-trust-fund-and-20-million-for-vermont-ID035.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, July 11 –The Senate late this afternoon approved legislation to help hard-pressed homeowners cope with a worsening mortgage crisis.  The vote was 63 to 5.
The measure includes a proposal – long championed by Senator Bernie Sanders – to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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		<title>Governor Highlights Consequence of Legislative Inaction on Property Tax Rates</title>
		<link>http://vermont.realestaterama.com/2008/07/11/governor-highlights-consequence-of-legislative-inaction-on-property-tax-rates-ID033.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montpelier, Vt. – June 26, 2008 - Governor Jim Douglas today released a Tax Department analysis of escalating property tax rates, and took the supermajority in the Legislature to task for their failure to take action on property tax relief.
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