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Barre eco-friendly home awaits low-income family

Posted November 9, 2010

Source: WCAX.com, November 9, 2010, by Alexei Rubenstein


“Super energy efficient homes are not only for the super rich. The Central Vermont Land Trust is helping to put a low-income family into a new state-of-the-art home in Barre town. [More ...]

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Mayor pitches grant for Barre homebuyers

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Source: WCAX.com, November 9, 2010, by Alexei Rubenstein

“Mayor Thom Lauzon is looking for a few good families to settle down and call Barre home. Last month he introduced a unique idea that calls for the city to provide a $5,000 grant to first-time homebuyers. The money would come from the estate of Charlie Semprebon. The former resident and avid cyclist donated over $3 million to be used for regional bike path improvements and other unspecified civic improvements. [More ...]

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Lauzon eyes ‘less-than-attractive’ homeowners

Posted June 24, 2010

Source: Times Argus, June 24, 2010

By David Delcore

“BARRE – Increasingly frustrated with what he perceives as the city’s inability to deal swiftly with property owners who let their buildings become less-than-attractive, Mayor Thomas Lauzon has called for the creation of yet another unbudgeted position. [More ...]

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Barre landlords targeted for lead paint

Posted June 21, 2010

Source: WCAX, June 21, 2010

“Barre, Vermont

Forty-four landlords in Barre will have to prove they are keeping tenants safe from lead paint.

The Vermont Attorney General’s office is continuing its crackdown on rental properties that still have lead-based paints on the walls. [More ...]

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$6 million facility for Gable Place

Posted June 18, 2010

Source: Times Argus, June 18, 2010

By David Delcore

“BARRE – The Central Vermont Community Action Council will consolidate its operations at a single, $6 million facility in the heart of downtown Barre with help from an $800,000 shot in the arm. [More ...]

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Advocates pan Lauzon’s rental ideas

Posted June 16, 2010

Source: Times Argus, June 16, 2010

By David Delcore

“BARRE – City councilors had hoped to hear from tenants this week in their continuing effort to update local ordinances on rental properties in the city, But instead, with one exception, they heard from their advocates. [More ...]

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Barre landlords recite litany of woes

Posted June 9, 2010

Source: Times Argus, June 9, 2010

By David Delcore

“BARRE – A City Council that wanted to hear from local landlords got an earful this week, though not many of the problems aired during the two-hour session can be solved by City Hall.

Some 40 landlords showed up, saying their most pressing concern is finding a way to expedite the expensive eviction process. [More ...]

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Barre council to examine rules on rentals

Posted June 7, 2010

Source: Times Argus, June 7, 2010

By David Delcore

BARRE – There are issues and then there are issues in Barre, and if you listen to city councilors persuading dog owners to pick up after their pets may be an issue, but doing something to keep deteriorating rental properties from becoming a blight in their neighborhoods is an issue. [More ...]

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Vermont to receive preservation grants

Posted January 31, 2010

“BARRE — Vermont is getting more than $200,000 in 19 matching grants to projects for the restoration and preservation of historic buildings across the state.

The grant program, administered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, provides owners of historic buildings with matching funding of up to $15,000 for a variety of capital repairs. [More ...]

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Highgate gets solar power

Posted January 14, 2010

By Thatcher Moats

“BARRE – The Highgate Apartments, a 120-unit affordable housing development in Barre, is getting federal money that will help it go green.

Sen. Bernard Sanders announced on Wednesday that Highgate will get a chunk of a $500,000 grant that will be shared among three other similar facilities.
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