Senate Approves Sanders-Leahy Housing Funds For Vermont

WASHINGTON, September 12 – The Senate today approved legislation that includes a provision by Senators Bernie Sanders to prevent the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from withholding an estimated $20 million from high-performing public housing authorities in Vermont and nationwide.

Housing and Vermont’s aging population

BURLINGTON, September 10, 2007 —Vermont is graying rapidly, and that demographic fact presents major challenges in housing and other areas, according to a new issue paper released today by Vermont Housing Finance Agency.