Senator Patrick Leahy announced Tuesday, June 20, that Vermont will receive more than $11 million in new affordable housing and community development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Earlier this year, as vice chairman of […]
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Vt. universities awarded $1.3 million in grants
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants for Vermont universities, according to an announcement Thursday, June 1, made by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.). The grants, […]
Obligations may eat up Rutland’s $1 million budget surplus
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — The Board of Aldermen is expected to be looking at a $1 million surplus when it sets the tax rate in July. However, it appears all of that surplus may already be accounted […]
Rutland awards $2 million pool contract
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger A Rutland City panel has sealed $2 million for new outdoor swimming, with one voice of dissent. The city board of finance on Wednesday, May 10, awarded the pool construction contract to Russell Construction of […]
Rutland pool bids top $2 million, but in budget
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — Plans for a new city pool have cleared a big financial hurdle, with bids coming in at prices that will allow the more than $2 million project to get done. “It was a […]
USDA invests $225 million in innovative conservation partnerships
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 88 high-impact projects across the country will receive $225 million in federal funding as part of the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). In addition, partners have proposed to contribute […]