No Funding Deal Yet For State Office Complex

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and state of Vermont had hoped to complete funding arrangements for the rebuilding of the Waterbury state office complex by the end of February but FEMA now says more time is needed.

More Funds Available For Irene Road Repairs

The state of Vermont is planning to spend about $22.5 million to continue with road and bridge repairs caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene and other floods in 2011.
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Waterbury Recovery Efforts Get $1 Million Boost

The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board has awarded two nonprofit housing groups more than $1 million in state and federal funds to buy and reconfigure a building that has sat vacant since Tropical Storm Irene destroyed much of the state office complex. The project will create 27 new affordable apartments on Main Street.
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Celebration Marks Opening Of Bartonsville Bridge

More than a hundred people braved frigid temperatures Saturday to celebrate the opening of the new Lower Bartonsville covered bridge. The single-lane, lattice-truss bridge is modeled on its 140 year old predecessor, which was swept into the Williams River in Tropical Storm Irene.