The Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, put on by VHFA, was held last Thursday, November 15, at the Hilton in Burlington. The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition served as a partner organization and helped to plan several workshops for the conference. Ted Wimpey of CVOEO, pictured below with Kathy Luce of Maloney Properties, serves as the VAHC Steering Committee Chair.
“About 430 people packed the Burlington Hilton yesterday to listen, share, and address Vermont’s most pressing housing finance problems. Governor Shumlin opened the conference by recounting the challenges the state has overcome since the unprecedented devastation of Tropical Storm Irene. Equipping our neighborhoods for the “climate change storms” of the future and rebuilding more durably is an absolute requirement, he explained. He also congratulated the housing agency players in the audience, describing them as the “best housing coalition partnership in America,” in terms of developing and preserving the state’s affordable housing stock and contributing to the state’s economic health. “We can’t grow jobs without affordable housing,” Shumlin acknowledged. ” Link to Housing Matters article Full PDF of Housing Matters Article